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We apply critical and creative thinking beyond the task at hand, testing new approaches to challenges facing our world. Tell us what you’re curious about, and we’ll help you make your mark:
From Biology: New research investigates evolutionary response in different lizard groups to hurricanes.
Expand your world.
ARTS & SCIENCES brings together people who value discovery, engagement, and action. Tell us what you're curious about, and we'll help you make your mark:
From Anthropology: Shanti Parikh, associate professor of anthropology, leads a class on the AIDS epidemic on the first day of the fall 2020 semester.
Find your community.
ARTS & SCIENCES brings together people who value discovery, engagement, and action. Tell us what you're curious about, and we'll help you make your mark:
From Campus: Students playing frisbee on campus.
Express yourself.
We’re motivated by a desire to discover solutions to big problems. Tell us what you’re curious about, and we’ll help you make your mark:
From Performing Arts: Under the artistic direction of Professor Cecil Slaughter, the WUDance Collective performs on campus and throughout the community.
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Three recent Arts & Sciences graduates share their experiences with community-engaged courses at Washington University. The courses took students outside of the classroom to work directly on local environmental advocacy, women's health issues, and more.
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We know that breakthroughs—scientific or creative, academic or personal—happen when ideas collide. At the intersection of it all is the College of Arts & Sciences—a school with no limits on what you can study, learn, and achieve.
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Stories Of Incredible People, Research, Learning, and Leadership Happening In Arts & Sciences
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Pilgrim Fathers: How the Thanksgiving we know and love was manufactured
It's almost Thanksgiving! Hear religious historian Mark Valeri share tales of Pilgrim immigrants and explain how and why their story came to national prominence in the post-Civil War era.
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Partnering to build a strong safety culture
In this Q&A, Angela Dartt describes her role in Environmental Health and Safety and offers advice on staying safe while conducting research during a pandemic.
The caretakers of Early Modern religious life
Alumna Amanda Scott recently published the first-ever book about Basque seroras, Early Modern women who held professional roles in the Catholic Church outside of monasteries.