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Maffly-Kipp named interim dean of Graduate School, vice provost for graduate education

Laurie Maffly-Kipp is the Archer Alexander Distinguished Professor in the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis.

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Humanities, Campus & Community

Creating poetic lifelines

The Center for the Humanities’ recent poetry project offered hundreds of participants an opportunity to confront fear and isolation with creative expression.

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Profiles, Campus & Community

Meet the incoming dean: Feng Sheng Hu

In this Q&A with the Ampersand, Hu discusses his research, his approach to leading a diverse academic institution, and why he’s excited to become a part of the WashU community.

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Arts & Sciences in the News:

Juneteenth and collective progress

Gemmell awarded NSF-sponsored industry internship

Science research roundup: Spring 2020

Global Airport Infrastructure and Yellow Fever in Transition-Era Nairobi

Class of 2022 Merle Kling Fellows Announced

Katja Perat wins Divided City Fellowship

Trauma: Beyond PTSD and Pathological Closure in Contemporary Literature

NEH Awards Summer Stipend to EALC’s Nathan Vedal

NASA, SpaceX to launch first astronauts to space station from U.S. since 2011

First-year writers celebrated, read original work

With on-campus lab work halted, researchers forge ahead

The exit interview: Dean William Tate

Is Envy OK? Is Love Laudable? What Medieval Texts Tell Us About Emotions

Celebrating faculty retirements

Hayley and Taylor Emerson share their "Twins the Musical" tribute video

Bio 4492: Infectious diseases: history, pathology, and prevention course to refocus on COVID19 in fall 2020

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Mud cores, rain gauges, and the hunt for climate data

Bronwen Konecky travels to tropical regions around the world gathering evidence of the geologic past. Using data from rain samples and sediment deep at the bottom of lakes, she is piecing together a story about Earth's climatic history – and what it can tell us about our planet's future.

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.

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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

Lahiri receives first Sawyer professorship in mathematics

Soumendra Lahiri has been installed as the Stanley A....

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Burning Kumquat garden thrives while students away

The mission of Burning Kumquat, a student-run organic...

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Wingfield installed as Mary Tileston Hemenway Professor in Arts & Sciences

Adia Harvey Wingfield, a leading sociology expert in gender...

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Mindfulness at Tyson Research Center

Located just 20 miles from the Danforth Campus on 2,000 acres at the edge of the Ozark Highlands, Tyson Research Center provides opportunities for environmental research, education and collaboration.

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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.

“Wide-reaching and diverse”: Math student Noah Kontur details his work at NASA

Through internship opportunities, Kontur has gained first-hand research experience that is shaping his post-graduation plans and career path.

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Meet Soumendra Lahiri, the new Stanley A. Sawyer Professor

Soumendra Lahiri, who joined the Arts & Sciences faculty this fall, will be installed Jan. 27 as the Stanley A. Sawyer Professor in Mathematics and Statistics.

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Welcome to WashU: Flora Cassen

Historian Flora Cassen shares some of her ongoing projects and her thoughts on the role of historical scholarship in discussions of modern-day antisemitism.

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Answering that (major) question: Getting from Point A to Point D(egree)

Experiencing minor stress over choosing a major or minor? Senior Lia White shares a personal perspective on finding an academic path.

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