Stories by: Deb Parker December 13, 2023 Neurosciences on the rise: Launching a new era of progressAddressing the profound mysteries underlying the functions of the brain and emergence of the mind, we can transform the way people live.Outlook Magazine October 28, 2021 Inventive pathways: A research powerhouse becomes an innovation incubatorTurning research discoveries into real-world solutions can mean a decade of challenges. WashU is working to clear the way.Outlook Magazine March 4, 2020 Addictive vape products surge in popularity among teenagers"We were in the midst of a growing epidemic".Outlook Magazine July 11, 2018 Big DataPutting information-based tools in doctors’ hands.Outlook Magazine October 10, 2016 Learning labsFor most medical students, there’s a major obstacle to doing research: being in medical school. Not at WashU.Outlook Magazine July 7, 2016 Rewiring the bodySevering the brain’s critical link to a peripheral nerve can render an arm useless. Pioneering surgeries reroute neural impulses and redefine hope for paralysis.Outlook Magazine June 17, 2016 America’s growing problemAverting the lifelong health risks and spiraling social costs of childhood obesity.Outlook Magazine September 11, 2015 That’s a great idea!Student-driven IDEA Labs sparks entrepreneurial innovations designed to improve medical care.Outlook Magazine September 11, 2015 Mini M.D.Eight weeks of life-and-death dramas, scientific wonders and medical breakthroughs: Mini-Medical School inspires students and faculty alike.Outlook Magazine June 24, 2015 Surgery’s seismic shiftSurgical education is in the midst of transformation. “The next five years will look nothing like the last 50," says Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD.Outlook Magazine April 15, 2015 Alumna launches magazine for kids with hearing lossMelanie Paticoff is working to help kids and teens with hearing loss combat common feelings of isolation.Outlook Magazine October 10, 2014 Vigilance, research and response to the threat of infectious diseaseHumans are living in unprecedented times as multiple infectious diseases threaten to become public health issues.Outlook Magazine October 4, 2014 The Big Picture: Paving the road to residencyCapstone course builds confidence in critical decision-making, hones hands-on skills of tomorrow’s physicians.Outlook Magazine, Photo Gallery June 21, 2014 Stroke!Accelerating the critical countdown, expediting response and treatment.Outlook Magazine April 21, 2014 The patient will see you nowScripted scenarios, intelligent improv and informed feedback hone the clinical skills of tomorrow’s physicians.Outlook Magazine Posts navigation