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Natural Sciences & Math, Alumni

A calculated move

Two alumni from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics explain why they opted to leave academia and apply their mathematics training to challenges in government and industry.

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Profiles, Campus & Community

Building resilient cities

Marissa Lerner and Alexis Vidaurreta, two friends with different majors, address global climate change through local action

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Humanities, Natural Sciences & Math, Research

What does "old" mean to you?

Historical perspectives differ not only from culture to culture but also across our own Danforth Campus. Physicist Brendan Haas and historian Joohee Suh each explain how their research grapples with "old" subject matter.

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Arts & Sciences in the News:

Carrying the banner: Meet the 2019 student marshals

Rediscovering St. Louis’s Lung Block

What will you remember, and what's next?

Science Research Roundup: April 2019

The Making of a Presidential Library

Class of 2021 Kling Fellows Announced

Olin Acquires a Valuable Resource for French Studies

Serving adult consumers of knowledge

Understanding your biases

Three Things You Should Know About Islam and Muslims

The global helium shortage hits home

Laura Escobar Vega Awarded NSF Grant

Energy Policy from the Practitioner's Point of View

The Feuding Physician of Ancient Rome

Excellence in Teaching Award in Science

Gregory Knese Awarded NSF Grant

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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

Senior Class President Joey Vettiankal’s message to the Class of 2019

Senior Class President Joey Vettiankal reflected on the...

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A closer look at the most distant object ever explored

In the May 17 issue of the journal Science, NASA’s New...

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A tale of two skeeters

It’s rare that scientists see the good in the presence of...

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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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