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Answering that (major) question: Getting from Point A to Point D(egree)

Experiencing minor stress over choosing a major or minor? Senior Lia White shares a personal perspective on finding an academic path.

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Chemistry on the move: Lessons learned from taking Tolman Lab across state lines

Science research roundup: July 2019

James Stroud of Losos Lab: Tropical Ecology Field Research

Patrick Harrington invited to Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

A first-year student’s first guide to your first-semester courses

Gearing up for the Midwestern Collegiate Climate Summit

Science Research Roundup: May and June 2019

Kendra A. White-Drayton inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society

Structuring sweetness: What makes Stevia so sweet?

Rita Parai Awarded Grant from US Department of Energy

Favorite moments from Commencement 2019

Plants, humans, and climate change: A conversation with Dean Barbara Schaal

Alumnus scores dream job with St. Louis Blues

Sociologist Caitlyn Collins named 2019 Malkiel Scholar

What does war sound like? Todd Decker on the music of combat films

Michael Fogarty receives 2019 Grossman-Alexander Prize

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Reading revelation

Is there a difference between divine justice and divine retribution? Religious studies scholars Elaine Pagels and Laurie Maffly-Kipp discuss the Book of Revelation and how it has been interpreted across time, as well as the personal side of their writing and research.

How good is the US economy, really?

Ahead of the midterm elections, Steve Fazzari explores the current state of the economy and explains why widely cited unemployment and growth numbers don't give a full picture.

news and events from Arts & Sciences / WashU

Chen wins Taiwan studies grant

Lingchei Letty Chen, associate professor of modern Chinese...

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Tektites don’t come from the moon, but might help scientists understand how it formed

Impact events are relatively common. The objects known as...

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National narcissism rears its head in study of WWII

World War II was, by any measure, a massive undertaking...

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Geoff Childs discusses his research

Geoff Childs in the Department of Anthropology uses anthropological demography to explore what happens to a community when the majority of young people move out for education.

Mariel Ehrlich

Getting Lost—and Found—in Peru

Mariel Ehrlich, a junior who is double majoring in sociology and Latin American studies, talks about her time abroad in Lima, Peru and how studying Spanish has changed her perspective on what it means to be a global citizen.

Q&A with Hedy Lee

Hedy Lee, professor of sociology, studies the social determinants of population health and health disparities in the United States.

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Find your path, discover your major

Four students share their sometimes simple and sometimes meandering journeys to find their majors.

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Q&A with Andrew Butler

Andrew Butler, associate professor of education and of psychological and brain sciences, studies the malleability of memory.

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Seniors Camille Borders and Jasmine Brown named Rhodes Scholars

ArtSci seniors Camille Borders and Jasmine Brown have been selected as Rhodes Scholars. The fellow Ervin Scholars are also sorority sisters and good friends.

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