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McLeod first-year prize winners announced

At the WashU Writing Showcase held Sept. 29, the College Writing Program provided an opportunity to celebrate exceptional writing and talented writers from the Class of 2024.

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Faculty, Social Sciences, Alumni

New book challenges assumptions about state supreme courts

In “Judging Inequality,” James L. Gibson and Michael J. Nelson account for 26 years of political maneuvering to influence states’ highest courts.

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Natural Sciences & Math, Research

Hot topic: Fire and biodiversity in the Missouri Ozarks

By conducting controlled burns at Tyson Research Center, researchers with the Species-Pool, Fire, and Diversity project seek to understand the impact of fire on the surrounding landscape.

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Arts & Sciences in the News:

Muslim women on the minbar

Frierson joins College as director of student academic affairs and associate dean of advising

Colvett wins Psychonomic Society’s Graduate Conference Award

Influencing democracy

Recognizing outstanding faculty and staff

Badji longlisted for National Book Award for Poetry

Bear Studios undergrads help clients pursue their dreams: Q&A with Emily Su and Lucas Abrams

Elucidating ‘Alternative Academia’

Faculty spotlight: Anthony Smith, assistant dean and academic coordinator

Dorothy, a publishing project, partners with New York Review of Books

Hyeok Hweon Kang awarded two book prizes

Addressing atmospheric pollution, chemists develop new catalyst for converting carbon dioxide into fuel

Save the dates for fall named lectures!

Science research roundup: September 2021

New book co-edited by Van Engen examines emotion in religion

A scholar in the game

Our Latest Podcast:

Influencing democracy

The fifth episode of the American Democracy Lab podcast features author, lecturer, and journalist Anne Nelson discussing the eroding trust in our democracy.

Performing Gold: Fanny Kemble, Modern Banking, and the Evolution of Acting

In this episode of the Hold That Thought podcast, Julia Walker explains the legendary performance of Fanny Kemble and how it connected to historical events and anxieties of the times. Walker's book "Performance and Modernity: Enacting Change on the Globalizing Stage" will be published November 2021.

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Ampersand Magazine

Fall 2021 issue

The Ampersand magazine shares stories of incredible people, research, and ideas in Arts & Sciences. The inaugural issue features research on aging with purpose, a restorative justice partnership with University City schools, and the alumna in charge of returning samples from Mars.

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news and events from Arts & Sciences / WashU

For 50 years, mass incarceration has hurt American families. Here’s how to change it

For nearly 50 years, the incarceration rate in the U.S. has...

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Bucking the trend

In 1922, art historian Josef Stryzgowski warned an...

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Tennessee Williams vs. St. Louis

Can you ever escape your past? Tennessee Williams spent...

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Aerial shot of Tyson Research Center in the fall

Our world by degrees: In search of refuge

Researchers look at whether Ozark oases at Tyson Research Center — climate change refugia — could help species persist in spite of rising temperatures.

John Bull's other island

Sophomore Gracie Hime shares her experience in the “Literary Culture of Modern Ireland” Ampersand program.

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Arpita Bose: Finding collaborative solutions in surprising places

In this Q&A, microbiologist Arpita Bose discusses her solutions-oriented approach to big problems from climate change to diversity in STEM.

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Building mathematical bridges

Laura Escobar Vega shows students and young professionals new ways to connect with math and see themselves in the field.

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Learning Latin American and women’s history from the source

First-year student Jesse Price writes about her experience in Diana Montaño’s first-year seminar, “Angels, Prostitutes, and Chicas Modernas: Women in Latin American History.”

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