Take a Closer Look.
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 Biology: Scientists recently won the Olympus Image of the Year award for this shot of Physcomitrium patens, a type of moss used as a model organism in the lab.
Expand Your World.
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 Performing Arts: Technologies such as video games and augmented reality help Elizabeth Hunter, pictured here with a prop skull, bridge audience and stage.
Find Your Community.
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 Campus: Students pause for a photo during an Arts & Sciences orientation event.
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A Transformative Decade: Convergence, Creativity, Community
We are finding new ways to tell our story and create a lasting impact on the world. Welcome to the decade of Arts & Sciences.
Explore the College of Arts & Sciences
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.
Student Spotlight: Community Engagement
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.announcements
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Featured Podcast:
Climate literacy
In the first episode of “It’s Getting Hot in Here,” a podcast created by the Washington University Climate Change Program, student hosts Lara Briggs, Sejal Rajamani, and Julian McCall are joined by Cassie Power and Amanda Albert to discuss climate literacy.
Findings from 3,000-year-old Uluburun shipwreck reveal complex trade network
Using advanced geochemical analyses, a team of scientists, including Michael Frachetti, professor of archaeology in Arts & Sciences, have uncovered new answers to decades-old questions about trade of tin throughout Eurasia during the Late Bronze Age.
Defining literacies for life and career
As part of the Arts & Sciences Strategic Plan, faculty fellows lead a ground-up effort to identify life and career literacies embedded in Arts & Sciences courses. Early adopters will soon be invited to participate.