‘Here and Next’ seed grants awarded (Links to an external site)
The winning research teams are interdisciplinary and focus on five key elements of the university’s strategic plan, including digital transformation.
Winners announced: Accelerator Award for Open Educational Resources (Links to an external site)
WashU Libraries and the Digital Intelligence & Innovation Accelerator announce the awardees for the inaugural Accelerator Award for OERs.
2025 WashU Data Viz Competition award winners
The inaugural WashU Data Viz Competition celebrated the incredible talent of the WashU community in visualizing complex information, highlighting projects that transform raw data into impactful and accessible insights.
Dr. Albert Lai awarded a Transcend Initiative Grant for their project “AI Assistant for Biomedical Research” (Links to an external site)
Albert M. Lai, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA Deputy Director, Institute for Informatics, Data Science and Biostatistics (I2DB), Chief Research Information Officer, School of Medicine Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine & Geriatrics Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Betsy Sinclair and Nathan Jacobs named assistant vice provosts for digital transformation
Betsy Sinclair and Nathan Jacobs have been appointed assistant vice provosts for digital transformation at Washington University in St. Louis, bringing renewed focus and leadership to the Digital Intelligence & Innovation (DI2) Accelerator.
DI2 Accelerator Annual Report 2024
Reflecting on the past two years since the launch of the Digital Transformation initiative within the Here and Next strategic plan, I am filled with pride at what we have accomplished together. What began as a bold vision to harness the transformative power of digital innovation across WashU has grown into the fully realized and […]
Featured research & stories
ChatGPT can level the playing field for retail investors (Links to an external site)
Across industries, generative AI has unlocked powerful new capabilities to wider groups of users.
Machine learning could help predict adherence to HIV treatment (Links to an external site)
Graduate student Claire Najjuuko has worked to develop a machine-learning model to predict which adolescents with HIV would be less likely to adhere to antiretroviral therapy.
Multimodal AI tool supports study of ecosystems (Links to an external site)
Ever seen an image of an animal and wondered, “What is that?” TaxaBind, a new tool developed by computer scientists in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, can sate that curiosity and more.
AI tool helps make trustworthy, explainable scheduling decisions (Links to an external site)
TRACE-cs tool can help students reliably optimize course scheduling and explain why it makes the recommendations it does.