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Arts & Sciences gives thanks

Just in time for Thanksgiving, a few members of the Arts & Sciences community express what makes them thankful this unique semester.

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How do you find a research project? Just ask!

A recipe for protein footprinting

Norwegian encounters with the world’s music makers

What Are You Teaching in Spring 2021? with AFAS Lecturer Zach Manditch-Prottas

Graduate students studying Japanese literature awarded Fulbright and Japan Foundation grants

Sánchez Prado named dean’s fellow for intercultural competence initiatives

From strawberry poison dart frogs to Trinidadian guppies, postdoc spotlight on Yusan Yang

Science research roundup: October 2020

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How to run for political office: Just do it!

There is an unnamed horror in ‘Lovecraft Country’

Pilgrim Fathers: How the Thanksgiving we know and love was manufactured

PAD choreographs a unique semester

Divorce all’italiano: Tracking Rome’s 17th-century black widows

The path to the National Academy of Medicine

Alumna Emma Hine publishes award-winning poetry collection, “Stay Safe”

Our Latest Podcast:

Natural Gas in the New Bolivia

Revisit this episode with anthropologist Bret Gustafson, who discusses the complicated relationship between energy, politics, the environment, and indigenous rights. Gustafson's book "Bolivia in the Age of Gas" is now available through Duke University Press.

Remembering Baghdad

In the mid-twentieth century, the thriving Jewish community in modern-day Baghdad quickly came to an end. Years later, those who experienced life in Baghdad - and also the children of those exiled - turned to literature to share their memories. Revisit this episode to discover ideas and stories from Nancy Berg's recently published book, "Since 1948: Israeli Literature in the Making."

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Faculty Bookshelf

Browse titles from Arts & Sciences faculty. Thoughtful. Diverse. Well researched. These books might just make it to your shelf, nightstand, or coffee table.

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news and events from Arts & Sciences / WashU

Secrets of the ‘lost crops’ revealed where bison roam

Blame it on the bison. If not for the wooly, boulder-sized...

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Three Washington University scholars were Rhodes finalists

Two Washington University in St. Louis students and a...

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Bryan Hall recognized with 2020 Merit Award in Architecture

Bryan Hall and the Forest Park Parkway overpass (Photo: Jim...

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Writing the first draft of history

History major Gabriel Rubin, AB ’15, takes Wall Street Journal readers inside the Beltway as the new author of a storied political column.

A major, yet minor, life decision

Ahead of the 2020 Major-Minor Fair, senior Keishi Foecke looks back at her academic journey in Arts & Sciences.

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On living a life of principle

In 2016, Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth took a few moments to talk about the principles that guided him throughout his life and work.

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Sociology program soars five years after its revival

To mark the department's anniversary, a recent graduate shares her appreciation for her sociology major.

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Newly named Moog Scholar combines love of medicine and music

In recognition of excellence across multiple fields, rising junior Prathamesh Chati has been named the 2020 Florence Moog Scholar.

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