WashU Students Win First Place at 2025 Midwest Student Design Competition

Two student teams presented their projects to water industry professionals, earning top honors

Zhengyang Li  05.08.2025

Two student teams from Washington University in St. Louis won top honors at the 2025 Midwest Student Design Competition (MSDC), held April 22, 2025, in …

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On a Mission: WashU Satellite has Big Plans for Spaceflight Technologies

by Channing Suhl

It started with a conversation between Ben Cook, a junior majoring in electrical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, and Aaron Bobick, dean and James M. McKelvey Professor. Cook had …

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How to Stand Out When Applying and Interviewing

When you’re early in your career, it can feel like you’re shouting into a crowded room, hoping someone will hear your voice above the noise. The reality is that most employers are looking for potential more than polish. They don’t …

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How to Make Your Voice Heard in the Workplace

Have you ever sat silently as a coworker talked for 47 of the 50 minutes allotted for a meeting? Have you mentioned an idea only to be ignored or have someone else say it later and get credit? It can …

By Amanda Martin
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WashU | The Source: Competitive Energy

By Diane Toroian Keaggy  August 7, 2024

Alumnus Deko Devins is on a mission to make solar power more widespread, affordable and accessible.

Before the 2017 conference track and field championships, Deko Devins had the word “compete” tattooed on his left shoulder. …

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Career Resources

WashU CNX is a mentor-focused online community where you can build connections with fellow students, alumni, and friends of the university …