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Fossett Laboratory for Virtual Planetary Exploration launches new augmented reality app

With the GeoXplorer application, educators across the world can help students study geology at all scales.

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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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From Lab Bench to Stage: a McDonnell International Scholar's Journey to Winning the Three Minute Thesis Competition

Graduate student and McDonnell International Scholar Po-Cheng Lin delivered the winning presentation at the Three Minute Thesis competition held at the McDonnell Academy 7th International Symposium in Beijing, China.

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Arts & Sciences in the News:

Be a force for science: An interview with Barbara Schaal

Science Research Roundup: November and December 2018

Fossett Laboratory for Virtual Planetary Exploration launches new augmented reality app

McCarthy elected to American Mathematical Society

Plant’s recycling system important in sickness and in health

Dating the ‘Cradle’: New timeline sheds light on early human history

St. Louis named winner of Bloomberg climate change initiative

Shahla Farzan discusses science communication

From Lab Bench to Stage: a McDonnell International Scholar's Journey to Winning the Three Minute Thesis Competition

Justin Phillip Reed wins National Book Award for Poetry

Getting to know the humans of Tyson

John McCarthy founds the St. Louis Academy of Mathematical Sciences

Hengen named 2018 Allen Institute Next Generation Leader

Replaying the tape of life: Is it possible?

Physics research group heads to Antarctica to launch telescope

Professor Arvidson: Mars Opportunity Rover in the Dust Storm

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How good is the US economy, really?

Ahead of the midterm elections, Steve Fazzari explores the current state of the economy and explains why widely cited unemployment and growth numbers don't give a full picture.

Materials through the ages

Over thousands of years, humankind has learned how to produce superior materials for different types of processing. Physicist Ken Kelton talks about materials through the ages.

The many lives of Michelangelo

Art historian William Wallace shares the story of how an extremely rare document discovered in WashU's own library provides a window into Michelangelo's life and art.

news and events from Arts & Sciences / WashU

Catalano named executive editor of Geochemical Society journal

Catalano Jeffrey G. Catalano, professor of earth and...

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Obituary: Brian E. Blank, professor of mathematics and statistics, 65

Blank (courtesy photo) Brian E. Blank, associate professor...

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Students participate in U.N. global climate summit

Students from Washington University in St. Louis are among...

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Making the Most of the New School Year

Alumna and Rhodes Scholar Mimi Borders (LA'18) shares her advice for #WashU22 on how to make the most out of their time in Arts & Sciences.

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.

The Monster of

Who is the real monster?

Two hundred years after its publication, “Frankenstein” remains a powerful metaphor for the dangers of science unchecked by social responsibility. Corinna Treitel discusses in this video “Frankenstein’s” continued power to challenge and inform.

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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Find your path, discover your major

Four students share their sometimes simple and sometimes meandering journeys to find their majors.

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Q&A with Andrew Butler

Andrew Butler, associate professor of education and of psychological and brain sciences, studies the malleability of memory.

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Seniors Camille Borders and Jasmine Brown named Rhodes Scholars

ArtSci seniors Camille Borders and Jasmine Brown have been selected as Rhodes Scholars. The fellow Ervin Scholars are also sorority sisters and good friends.

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