2026 Olin Award recognizes continued excellence in AI research
Two-time winner Hui found AI can improve outcomes in real estate transactions.
WashU Expert: Research highlights who wins, loses in AI-influenced job market
Workers are not only using AI to do tasks faster, but also to help them learn new skills, plan career moves or transition into new fields, according to new WashU research.
WashU Medicine researchers to build AI tools to boost Alzheimer’s research
WashU Medicine has been awarded nearly $800,000 by the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot program and Microsoft to develop AI tools aimed at improving biomedical research efficiency, with an initial focus on Alzheimer’s disease.
Middlebury Institute professor explores AI’s role in language learning at WashU talk
The talk covered why humans still feel compelled to learn new languages even in the age of AI, how AI is different than other tools throughout history, and how AI can supplement language learning rather than diminish it.
The New Ivies: 20 Great Employer Friendly Colleges Embracing AI
The job market has already been hit by tremors from the artificial intelligence earthquake. These 20 colleges are preparing and graduating the talent that employers will seek in this new era.
A week of AI perspectives at WashU
+AI Perspectives Week brought together nearly 1,000 students, faculty, and staff from across all schools at WashU for a series of conversations about the role of AI in education and research.
CEO of The Atlantic encourages “engaged optimism” about AI in WashU talk
As part of WashU’s +AI Perspectives Week, Thompson reflected on what he’s learned about AI and his advice for college students to a packed crowd of WashU students and community members on March 25.
WashU admin launches +AI initiative, encourages discussion on and use of AI
The initiative aims to encourage discussion about the role of AI at the University, promote the use of AI to supplement teaching and learning, and familiarize members of the WashU community with how to utilize artificial intelligence tools.
2026 Digital Transformation Research Corps projects reflect growing role of AI in research across fields
This summer, the Digital Transformation Research Corps will accelerate 18 faculty-led research projects over ten intensive weeks, more than doubling the scale of the 2025 pilot program.
Surgical AI adapts to changing patients
Washington University in St. Louis researchers and clinicians have been incorporating data from Fitbit wristbands into machine-learning models that could predict surgical outcomes.