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Environmental DNA could revolutionize monitoring of fish and wildlife

Postdoctoral research associate Kara Andres used eDNA to follow invisible trails of genetic information from fish. While her original work probed the Great Lakes, her recent work is focused on microbial communities in local waterways.

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Campus & Community

How 3 students picked their majors

At the annual Major-Minor Fair, students can talk to faculty members and department representatives to get information on different majors and minors. This year's fair will take place Monday, Oct. 2.

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Faculty, Humanities

‘The distribution of ideas’

Acclaimed novelist Martin Riker discusses the new publishing concentration in the Department of English, the state of the publishing industry, and the importance of theorizing the means of distribution.

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Faculty, Social Sciences, Awards & Notables

Braver awarded MURI grant for attention control strategies research

A multi-institutional research project led by Todd Braver, professor of psychological and brain sciences, received an $8.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study attention control and strategies to improve it.

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Arts & Sciences in the News:

Entanglement research by WashU scientists makes cover of top physics journal

Q&A with Johnathan Smith, undergraduate representative to the Board of Trustees

Flawed diamonds: Physicists gain quantum insights from imperfect crystals

From Missouri to Mars: WashU alum engineers career in space research

Angel Lu named 2023 Florence Moog Scholar

NSF grant supports deep dive into police body camera metadata

Save the dates for fall named lectures

Chen and Yuan win NSF grant to simulate pulsars at WashU

Introducing the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences

Faith and governance: Exploring the secular-religious divide in Islamicate histories

Why 'cultural mismatch' alone can’t explain the hyper-disciplining of Black students 

Hu named inaugural Richard G. Engelsmann Dean of Arts & Sciences

Meet our new faculty: Social sciences

Black Pastoral: A conversation with MFA student Ariana Benson

Mennerick named director of Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences

NASA partnership is 'a jewel in WashU's crown'

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 2023 Ampersand Magazine - Washington University

Spring 2023 issue

Ampersand magazine shares stories of incredible people, research, and ideas in Arts & Sciences. Our latest issue dives into cutting-edge plant research, technology and the mind, the preservation of Sumner High School, and more.

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news and events from Arts & Sciences / WashU

Flawed diamonds

Diamonds are often prized for their flawless shine, but...

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Tyson observatory is WashU’s dark sky site

It can be hard to find a nice, dark place to look up....

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Using environmental DNA for fish monitoring

Kara Andres, a postdoctoral research associate with the...

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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.

A plant research powerhouse

Step behind the bench with four scientists whose evergreen passion for plants could fuel life-changing discoveries that extend far beyond the greenhouse.

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The evolution of Ephraim Oyetunji

Ephraim Oyetunji discusses his path to WashU, his experiences in the lab, and why he’s passionate about tackling some of medicine’s biggest mysteries.

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An honest appraisal: Q&A with Elizabeth Korver-Glenn

Elizabeth Korver-Glenn discusses her 2021 book that looks at the ways racial segregation impacts the U.S. housing market.

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From Student Union to City Hall

A recent Arts & Sciences graduate is using lessons from his time at WashU to bring change to his Louisiana hometown. 

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