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Radin wins Olympus Image of the Year award for the region of Americas

Radin recently won the Olympus Image of the Year award for the region of Americas. His winning image features Physcomitrium patens, a type of moss used as a model organism in Haswell Lab’s research.

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Social Sciences, Research

Viewing the world through partisan-tinted glasses

Recent research from political scientist Betsy Sinclair reveals the surprising extent of partisan misperceptions.

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Faculty, Campus & Community

Barch named next vice dean of research in Arts & Sciences

Deanna Barch, chair and professor of psychological and brain sciences, has been named the next vice dean of research in Arts & Sciences, effective July 1.

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Faculty, Campus & Community

Celebrating faculty retirements

Join us in recognizing the achievements and memories of faculty members who are closing out their careers in Arts & Sciences.

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Arts & Sciences in the News:

Science research roundup: June 2022

From algae to the EPA: a PhD graduate’s journey to the federal government

Jane Eyre in German lands

New course explores craft cultures in East Asia

Gibson and Nelson, PhD ’14, win C. Herman Pritchett Book Award for “Judging Inequality”

Kieval elected to the American Academy of Jewish Research

Phi Beta Kappa: Honoring Intellectual Ambition Since 1776

The exit interview: Vice Dean William Tolman

Science research roundup: May 2022

Taste of Science returns to in-person outreach

Kirk named next director of the Center for the Humanities

Dark energy, cosmic mile markers, and the surprising expansion of the universe

Kieval awarded medal by Charles University

Reducing the fear of deportation and its consequences

Carrying the banner: Meet the 2022 student marshals

Dance as community development

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.

Paul Laurence Dunbar, "We Wear The Mask"

Rafia Zafar joins the Poetry for All podcast to discuss "We Wear the Mask" by the great poet and writer Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906). Zafar leads us in a discussion of Dunbar's fame and influence while opening up broader themes of African American history and literature

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.

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Spring 2022 issue

The Ampersand magazine shares stories of incredible people, research, and ideas in Arts & Sciences. The current issue features faculty perspectives on the beauty and power of disorder, the story behind the recently launched strategic plan, an alumnus who helped his family escape Afghanistan, and more. 

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news and events from Arts & Sciences / WashU

Twelve alumni earn Fulbright awards

Twelve alumni of Washington University in St. Louis...

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Endangered species need help: No biology expertise required

Primates are declining in abundance because of...

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Urban bees collaboration wins USDA grant

Around the world, it is becoming increasingly popular...

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River flowing over rocks and Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park

A river runs through it

Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis are using state-of-the-art geospatial technologies to study bedrock river erosion at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, located about two hours southwest of the Danforth Campus.
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.

AAAS names seven Arts & Sciences faculty as 2021 fellows

Seven faculty members in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis are among 564 new fellows selected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals.

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Digital Transformation Initiative brings new talent to Arts & Sciences

Dean Hu’s initiative infuses new talent and novel approaches across disciplines. In addition to seven hires who arrived earlier this year, 12 scholars plan to join Arts & Sciences in 2022 as part of the initiative.

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It’s not what you say, it's how you say it

Christopher Lucas addresses long-standing questions in political science using new computational methods and previously untapped datasets – including the sound of political speech.

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How I chose my major

Ahead of this year's Major-Minor Fair, sophomore Gracie Hime writes about how she discovered her course of study in Arts & Sciences.

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