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Six Tips: How to be more fair and ethical

Washington University experts offer tips on how to make more ethical decisions.

4.6.18 | Faculty, Campus Life

Washington University experts offer tips on how to make better and more ethical decisions.

4.6.18

Keith Hengen, assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, collects more than 20 terabytes of data a day. Through big data, new technology and good coffee, Hengen has set out to discover how systems of neurons interact. And, in doing so, he created a new sort of workspace that is both functional and fun.

3.20.18

From ‘Angels in America’ to ‘Hamilton’

3.20.18 | Arts & Humanities, Campus Life

Oskar Eustis, one of the most admired figures in contemporary American theater, will present the annual Helen Clanton Morrin Lecture March 26 for the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences.

3.20.18

Finding 'Common Ground'

3.20.18 | Arts & Humanities, Campus Life

When words fail and argument falls short, art and performance can help reframe important questions. On March 24, three campus choreographers will explore issues of culture, identity and social justice in the dance concert “Common Ground.”

3.15.18

Global warming focus of 2018 McDonnell lecture

3.15.18 | Natural Sciences & Math, Campus Life

S. George Philander, one of the world’s leading experts on climate and the interactions between the ocean and atmosphere, will deliver two talks March 28 and 29 as part of the McDonnell Distinguished Lecture Series, sponsored by Washington University in St. Louis’ McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences.

3.12.18

Education leader to discuss using hip-hop culture to reach African-American students

3.12.18 | Campus Life

Gloria Ladson-Billings, president of the National Academy of Education, will discuss “Hip Hop/Hip Hope: The (R)Evolution of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy” as part of the Edward and Ilene Lowenthal Lecture Series at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, in Anheuser-Busch Hall’s Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom.

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Six Tips: How to be more fair and ethical

Six Tips: How to be more fair and ethical

Finding Your Fit: Advice from the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences

WashU Welcomes 26th Cohort of Mellon Mays Fellows

Constructing a Class: From Curiosity to Course Listings

WashU Spaces: Keith Hengen

WashU Spaces: Keith Hengen

From ‘Angels in America’ to ‘Hamilton’

From ‘Angels in America’ to ‘Hamilton’

Finding 'Common Ground'

Finding 'Common Ground'

Global warming focus of 2018 McDonnell lecture

Global warming focus of 2018 McDonnell lecture

Education leader to discuss using hip-hop culture to reach African-American students

Education leader to discuss using hip-hop culture to reach African-American students

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