2019 WIT Symposium: Supporting WashU women innovators
The annual event supports women innovators and entrepreneurs at Washington University.
WashU Women Innovate
WashU women innovate, inspire, create and change the world with their passion and ideas. They invent new products, launch companies and bring their vision to life, all the while strengthening the innovation and entrepreneurship community at Washington University and beyond. We are proud to celebrate them here.
In the News: Egg Collective: A story of collaboration
WashU alum-founded design studio Egg Collective is featured in House Beautiful magazine.
Yang named editor-in-chief of Photonics Research
Yang is the top female faculty patent holder at WashU.
Save the Date: WIT Symposium
Hosted by OTM, the event features a full day of speakers, workshops and networking opportunities.
Nichole Mercier: On universities, women and innovation
Now is the time for university women to also recognize themselves as inventors and entrepreneurs.
In the News: Dormify: A startup story
Dormify founder Amanda Zuckerman launched the company while still a student at Washington University in St. Louis.
In the News: WashU alum one of 2018’s 50 Most Daring Entrepreneurs
The hits keep coming for WashU alum Morgan DeBaun.
The Trailblazer: Nancy Tye-Murray
Nancy Tye-Murray, PhD, is the first female faculty member at WashU to found a startup. Her company, clEAR, helps people with hearing loss to better recognize and understand speech through training that uses their loved ones’ voices.
The Discoverer: Lan Yang
Meet Lan Yang. At 14, she was so committed to becoming a scientist, she went on a hunger strike. The photonics researcher now holds the most patents and disclosures of any female faculty member at WashU.