Our people
Coolidge shares message of self-acceptance at WashU Commencement
In a speech slyly funny, painfully raw and delightfully circuitous, award-winning actor Jennifer Coolidge shared her own journey to radical self-love with the 3,400 graduates of the WashU Class of 2024.
Our expertise
Quantum physics may help lasers see through fog, aid in surveillance
An engineer in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University is implementing quantum technology to develop ways that lasers can operate effectively in challenging environments.
Tiny displacements, giant changes in optical properties
In a study published recently in Advanced Materials, researchers from Washington University and the University of Southern California reveal a new pathway for designing optical materials using the degree of atomic disorder. The researchers anticipate developing crystals that enable advanced infrared imaging in low-light conditions or to enhance medical imaging devices.
Our impact
STL DataFest unites region’s data scientists
The inaugural STL DataFest later this month will feature presentations and discussions on a range of data applications, including data science’s impact in particular fields and larger questions of data ethics, privacy and security. Register to attend by May 6.
Peace Park planting May 18
The Sam Fox School, the Green City Coalition and Peace Park Partners are seeking volunteers to help plant native perennials from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Peace Park in St. Louis’ College Hill neighborhood.
Videos
Field Notes: London Globe
Last summer, 18 WashU students traveled to London for an intensive three-week program at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Here, Claire Sommers, a lecturer in Arts & Sciences, describes the program’s aims and what it means to explore the places that shaped the Bard.
