WashU Alumni

In his first poetry collection, "All There is to Lose," Aiden Heung, MFA ’25, revisits the tiny Tibetan village where he grew up and his complicated emotions surrounding it.

Learn about what inspires Heung's work, his journey to WashU Arts & Sciences, and why his parents don't (yet) know he's a poet: https://bit.ly/4ur7WMJ

Despite tremendous investments over many decades, 99% of drug candidates for Alzheimer's disease fail to show any benefit in clinical trials.

Now, researchers at WashU Medicine plan to use a grant from the National Science Foundation and Microsoft to build an "AI Scientist" system to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of Alzheimer’s disease research.

WashU Medicine researchers to build AI tools to boost Alzheimer’s research | Neurology | Washington University in St. Louis Research WashU Medicine researchers to build AI tools to boost Alzheimer’s research By Katie Cammarata • April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 Credit: Getty Images WashU Medicine has been awarded nearly $800,000 by the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot program, an initiativ...

🎉 Congratulations to these WashU Arts & Sciences faculty members on their well-deserved retirements!

Read more about their achievements, memories, and next moves: https://bit.ly/4vkAOGL