So much of becoming educated is developing an ear or an eye. Someone trained in music will impress companions at a movie by identifying the background music.
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Off the Shelf: Mona and Jarvis
A Story in Manuscripts
This feature story by Aaron Welborn ran in the Fall 2008 issue of Off the Shelf, the semi-annual magazine published by the Washington University Libraries.
5 Myths About Science
Kids still tend to imagine a scientist as a bearded white guy in a lab coat. But new science needs every kind of person.
8 Trusted Sources on the Economy
Where our experts go for their facts
What are the best sources for finding reliable information about the economy? We asked our faculty experts to recommend their favorite and most trusted sources of news and information. This is the list they came up with.
In Images: The Creole Circus
Assistant Professor of Spanish William Acree combed archives in Montevideo, Uruguay
"This Feels More Important"
The incoming dean of the college on why she's taken the job
Jennifer Smith, associate professor of earth and planetary sciences, has been named dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, which provides courses for all undergraduates and is home to two-thirds of WUSTL’s undergraduate majors.
Election Year Talk
Faculty experts on the upcoming presidential election
With the 2012 presidential campaign season underway, we asked faculty experts across a variety of disciplines to weigh in on the major issues, comment on the candidates’ strategies, and predict the political tide.