Synthetic biology leads to recyclable textiles

Researchers develop engineered protein polymers that can be easily recycled and reused

By Leah Shaffer  May 14, 2026

The textile industry produces a substantial portion of the world’s waste. Only about 12% of fiber materials are recycled.

Textiles also account …

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McKelvey Engineering students, alumni win NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Channing Suhl  04.30.2026

Two graduate students and four alumni in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis have been offered a highly competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship.

The NSF will award 2,500 Graduate Research …

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How to Respond to a Job Offer via Email (With Examples)

by Lily Zhang

Don’t know how to respond to a job offer? Here’s what to say when you’re accepting a job offer, declining, or negotiating it—with examples.

If that job offer you just got signals a happy end to your …

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So, You Didn’t Get the Internship. Now What?

This article was written by Danielle Hall, Elaine Fernandez, Juritzy Mata.

Like I said in my previous article on three ways to make the most of your internship, getting an internship is hard work.

When you consider the sometimes long …

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The invisible pay cut facing new graduates – and how to navigate it

By Jasmine Escalera, Career Expert, MyPerfectResume

For many college graduates entering today’s workforce, remote work was not a luxury but the norm. In the wake of the pandemic, flexibility, autonomy, and work life balance reshaped expectations around work. Social media …

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Career Resources

WashU has partnered with Exponent, a platform designed to help students excel in technical interviews for roles in software engineering, …

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