In the News

The United States and the world have learned a lot about the lunar surface since the crew of Apollo 11 landed back on Earth 55 years ago Wednesday. Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have been studying the Moon ever since the time of the Apollo missions. Researchers at Washington University are currently preparing for NASA’s planned Artemis III mission, which will return astronauts to the lunar surface. The mission seeks to land on a part of the Moon that has not been explored before, specifically the south pole.

After being told she should go gluten-free in 2009, Britt Royal, owner of Britt’s Bakehouse, kept baking – a favorite hobby of hers – despite her diagnosis. The doors opened at her gluten-free bakery in Kirkwood, Missouri, in November 2019, and it’s been a community favorite ever since. Although she wasn’t born here, it made sense for Royal to open her bakery in St. Louis: Her mom’s side of the family is from the area, and Royal herself attended college at Washington University in St. Louis.

The bioscience community in St. Louis is collaborating on what it hopes will be the financial footing to make our region the neuroscience hub of the world. BioSTL, Washington University, along with others are working together to help secure a $160 million grant that would continue growing the neuroscience scene in St. Louis.

This year, St. Louis celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Eads Bridge, which was an incredible feat of engineering when it opened in 1874. At my inauguration as chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis five years ago, I drew on the Eads Bridge as an example of what St. Louis and WashU can achieve when we unite in common cause.

Prescribing medicine helps doctors respond to heart disease. Now, researchers here are studying if prescribing fruits and vegetables might help prevent it. The new Washington University study, called NutriConnect, examines if increasing access to healthy food can create lasting, positive lifestyle changes for people at risk for heart disease — the leading cause of death in St. Louis city, county and Missouri.

St. Louis’ Olympic Day celebration on Friday, June 21, 2024 allowed participants to walk side-by-side with our region’s Olympians, including Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Jim Campbell, Sarah Haskins, Ty Keough, and Scott Touzinsky.

As a Washington University student, Andrew Glantz launched an app he hoped would turn food photos into food donations. A decade later, the app, GiftAMeal, has sent some 2 million meals — and hundreds of thousands of dollars — to food banks across the country.

Dr. Jorge Llibre-Guerra and his colleagues at Washington University’s Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center are making strides in understanding the disease’s causes, development, chemical blood markers and treatments. Yet much work remains, and clinical trials are underway.

A Washington University Doctor is leading a project studying the concept of “prescriptions for fruits and vegetables” that will help people in the St. Louis Metro access discounted fruit and vegetables.

Black Lab Coffee opened at 725 Kingsland Ave. in University City earlier this year and, in a way, we’re ruining the surprise. Embedded in Washington University’s Lewis Collaborative building – a 3.75-acre hub for the arts – it’s a little hard to find, but more than worth the trip.