Who Knew WashU?
Question: WashU startups have an impressive track record. How many U.S. patents did WashU faculty receive in fiscal 2025?
Answer: D) WashU faculty received 68 U.S. patents and launched six new startups. Read more about the record $1.7 billion in private-sector investment that WashU startups attracted over the past year.
Congrats to this week’s winner, engineering and business alumna Randi Reed Weber, who will receive an “I Knew WashU” prize!
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Notables
University Marketing & Communications team wins Regional Emmy Award
A University Marketing & Communications team at Washington University in St. Louis won a 2025 Regional Emmy Award, and received an additional nomination, from the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
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Videos
Komal Shah on ‘Making Their Mark’
Influential collector Komal Shah discusses “Making Their Mark.” Currently on view at WashU’s Kemper Art Museum, the exhibition places work by renowned figures such as Howardena Pindell, Joan Mitchell and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith in dialogue with contemporary practitioners such as Katharina Grosse, Lorna Simpson, Sarah Sze and Mary Weatherford.
