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Meet our new faculty: Social sciences

This fall, 14 new researchers and instructors join four social science departments and programs in Arts & Sciences.

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Faculty, Natural Sciences & Math

Meet our new faculty: Natural sciences and mathematics

This fall, 12 new researchers and instructors join seven natural science departments and programs in Arts & Sciences.

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Faculty, Humanities

Meet our new faculty: Humanities

This fall, 17 new researchers and instructors join 11 humanities departments and programs in Arts & Sciences.

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Natural Sciences & Math, Campus & Community

A year in the life of a Pathfinder Fellow: The Sustainability Exchange

Elizabeth Swords’ final year as a Pathfinder Fellow involved consulting on a sustainability project for the City of Ferguson as part of the “Sustainability Exchange” course.

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Faculty, Social Sciences, Research

Unequal risk: Why MS is a growing problem in Black communities

A WashU anthropologist joins a study uncovering the surprising sources — and overlooked sufferers — of an increasingly common disease.

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Arts & Sciences in the News:

WashU faculty contribute to ‘Object Lessons’ book series

Saara Engineer named 2025 Florence Moog Scholar

A unified theory of the mind

How can we find happiness?

Why the Moon shimmers with shiny glass beads

What is the key to a happy marriage?

Recognizing distinguished faculty

Uneven ground: Examining gender dynamics in rock climbing

Speaking science to power

Lee and Giles named Beckman Scholars

Derick Mattern wins inaugural Mary Jo Bang Award for Poetry Translation

William J. Maxwell installed as the Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature

Can mindfulness combat anxiety?

Eating disorders: The hidden health crisis on college campuses

Carrying the banner: Meet the 2025 student marshals

Yeldham, Green to address undergraduate Class of 2025

Featured Podcast:

The PAD Podcast Episode 4: Tijuana Ricks⁠

On this episode of the ⁠PAD podcast⁠, Rob chats with actor/director/writer/producer ⁠Tijuana Ricks⁠ about her fantastic and varied career post-graduation.

Robert Mark Morgan · 04: Tijuana Ricks

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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The Ampersand Magazine

Spring 2025 issue

Ampersand magazine shares stories of incredible people, research, and ideas in Arts & Sciences. Our latest issue features stories on a one-of-a-kind partnership to protect plants and animals, the research lab of the future, public scholarship, and more.

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news and events from Arts & Sciences / WashU

The heaviness of water

Kristen Johnson, AB ’00, and Catherine Stites, JD ’96...

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Exceptional advocate

When attorney Kirk Ogrosky, AB ’92, became deputy chief of...

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The search for deeper wisdom and better understanding

Check the news today, any day, and you will find a story on...

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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.

Rediscovering the humanities through data science

Junior Zeina Daboul shares how a comparative literature course redefined how she approaches problems — and her own varying interests.

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The research lab of the future: How WashU faculty are transforming their fields of study

Digital tools have significantly reshaped the academic landscape. To take advantage of these once-in-a-generation developments, Arts & Sciences launched a digital transformation initiative to recruit some of the brightest minds in nearly every field.

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Elijah Darden blends his passions for music and science

The multifaceted senior is a psychological and brain sciences major, music minor, skilled trombonist, and a member of WashU’s Emergency Support Team. Next up: the University of Cambridge.

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Global biodiversity begins at home with the Living Earth Collaborative

Combining the forces of WashU, the Missouri Botanical Garden, and the Saint Louis Zoo, the Living Earth Collaborative works to protect the plants and animals of the world — for their sake and ours.

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