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Stories of Incredible People, Research, Learning, and Leadership in Arts & Sciences

Physicist Nagy to lead next-gen balloon mission

With NASA's latest balloon technology, Johanna Nagy is looking 13 billion years into the past to precisely measure the polarization of the microwave sky.

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Faculty, Campus & Community

Brown named vice dean of faculty affairs

In this new role, Brown will be a key partner for academic units as they navigate matters such as recruiting and retaining excellent faculty.

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Humanities

Making space for novel-writing

Kathryn Davis, the Hurst Writer in Residence, runs an innovative workshop that allows graduate students the space and time to write novels.

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Faculty, Giving, Humanities

First Georgie W. Lewis Career Development Professors named

Douglas Flowe and Anika Walke have been named as the first Georgie W. Lewis Career Development Professors. The professorships were established as a result of a gift from alumna Georgie W. Lewis.

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Arts & Sciences in the News:

For many Black employees, working from home can provide relief from inequitable workplaces

Professor Adia Harvey Wingfield | Marketplace

Can electric fish talk like Obama?

Professor Bruce Carlson | The Atlantic

Biden may be the most pro-union president since Truman. But can he stop labor’s decline?

Professor Jake Rosenfeld | Los Angeles Times

6.7.21

Rafia Zafar guest edits African American Review’s special issue on Arturo Alfonso Schomburg

6.4.21

Plutynski wins Lakatos Award for book about the philosophical questions surrounding cancer

5.25.21

East Asian Languages and Cultures major introduced

5.20.21

Postdoc Rowles wins Molecular Oncology Training Grant

5.19.21

Pianist Cindy Lu wins spot in competitive masterclass with Victor Rosenbaum

5.11.21

Irene Hamlin wins 2021 Stalker Award

5.11.21

Global Citizenship Program fosters local-global solidarity through community-based learning

5.6.21

The exit interview: Dean Jennifer R. Smith

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Plutynski wins Lakatos Award for book about the philosophical questions surrounding cancer

Anya Plutynski, associate professor of philosophy, has won the 2021 Lakatos Award for her 2018 book Explaining Cancer: Finding Order in Disorder.

In this episode of Hold That Thought, a podcast produced by Arts & Sciences, Anya Plutynski shares her story of being diagnosed with breast cancer, her opinions on ongoing debates over breast cancer screening, and ideas from her book Explaining Cancer: Finding Order in Disorder.

American Democracy Lab podcast: Episode one

The American Democracy Lab podcast is presented by the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement in partnership with WashU Engage and the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences. Episode 1 focuses on the presidency.

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.

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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

Keeping the peace: How UN peacekeepers maintain stability

Ethiopia, Nigeria, Colombia, Myanmar and Syria are just a...

Shrinking to survive: Bacteria adapt to a lifestyle in flux

Summer picnics and barbecues are only a few weeks away! As...

Phillips wins 2021 Jackson Poetry Prize

Phillips (Photo: Reston Allen) Poets & Writers has...

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.

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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.

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.”

Get to know the incoming vice dean of undergraduate affairs

Ahead of becoming vice dean of undergraduate affairs, Erin McGlothlin spoke with senior Keishi Foecke about the new role and the future of the College of Arts & Sciences.

From mountain biking to mice brains

Biologist Keith Hengen reflects on his unexpected path to a research career and the people who guided him along the way.

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