A Q&A with Cynthia Rogers: Addressing the youth mental health crisis
How our clinical expertise, research and expanded access to care are improving the lives of children and their families.
Leadership Connection
“More than 30 years ago, in November 1992, Barnes Hospital and Jewish Hospital formalized an affiliation agreement to form Barnes-Jewish Inc., the seed that would, with the addition of Christian Health Services in 1993, blossom into what we know today as BJC HealthCare. I love looking back on our WashU Medicine history and noticing the moments and brave decisions that served as building blocks for what would become one of the top academic medical centers in the nation.”
— Bruce Levy, MD
State-of-the-art physical therapy clinic up and running
Access to WashU Medicine expertise expands to new Sunset Hills location.
St. Louis Children’s Hospital again ranked No. 1 children’s hospital in Missouri and St. Louis by U.S. News & World Report (Links to an external site)
Rankings mark the 18th straight year St. Louis Children’s — staffed by WashU Medicine pediatric specialists — has topped the region for pediatric care.
Students’ cross-disciplinary collaboration addresses real-life needs (Links to an external site)
Assistive Tech Make-a-Thon at WashU brings together OT and engineering students to enhance the lives of St. Louisans who have disabilities.
Announcements
Ongoing service degradation of Microsoft 365 services
Information Technology
Benefits Open Enrollment Nov. 2-13
Human Resources
2026 United Way Campaign Oct. 5 – Nov. 13
In St. Louis, For St. Louis
Events
One Health Day Forest Park clean up
Saturday, Nov. 21
Interprofessional Education fall workshop series
Sept. 22 through Nov. 20
Notables
Van Essen wins 2026 Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience
The Society for Neuroscience, the world’s largest neuroscience organization, honors WashU Medicine neuroscientist David Van Essen, PhD, with prestigious Gerard Prize for lifetime contributions to understanding the brain.
In The News
Why researchers may have found the biological culprit behind Angelman syndrome (Links to an external site)
Fierce Biotech
New blood test can detect changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease (Links to an external site)
NPR
What to know about cychlorphine, a drug more potent than fentanyl (Links to an external site)
CNN