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Arts & Sciences in the News:

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

Moeller to receive Cope Scholar Award

The global anthropocene: what does the fox say?

New photo-responsive hydrogels developed with eye on biomedical applications

‘Accelerating toward higher calls’: Faculty marshals on inauguration day

Folktales as cultural literacy

The forgotten history of adult movie theaters in America

Arts & Sciences congratulates Chancellor Martin

More than a checked box: Chemistry's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

Ovid’s ‘Ibis’: Out of Exile

Liam Gibbs is published in the Journal of the Society for American Music, takes on literary apprenticeships

McLeod First-Year Writing Prize winners announced

Hindi and Urdu in conversation

Konecky receives American Geophysical Union’s Nanne Weber Early Career Award

Center for Quantum Sensors awarded NSF Quantum Leap Challenge seed grant

Nowak shares Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

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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 Washington University’s faculty and alumni. 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

Bose wins new grant for Gateway Science Summer Program

Arpita Bose, assistant professor of biology in Arts &...

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Climate scientist Konecky named Packard Fellow

Bronwen Konecky, assistant professor of earth and planetary...

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Obituary: Harold Levin, professor emeritus in Arts & Sciences, 90

A memorial service is planned Nov. 18 at Washington...

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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.

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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Costuming "Angels in America"

Mona Jahani, costume designer for “Angels in America” at Edison Theatre, shares her experience designing and producing more than 200 costume pieces – all while keeping up as a WashU student.

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How a liberal arts education prepared one grad for medicine

A self-professed science geek, Anand Chukka arrived at Washington University in St. Louis eager to prepare for a career in medicine. As a December degree candidate, he has accomplished just that.

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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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