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Faculty, Humanities, Research

Excavating ‘the Pompeii of the desert’

A team led by Nicola Aravecchia reveals crucial clues to the early spread of Christianity and life in the Egyptian desert.

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Faculty, Research

The main events: How scenes from life shape consciousness, build memories

WashU researchers are studying how the brain perceives, processes, and remembers everyday events.

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Faculty, Social Sciences, Research, Around the Quad

High-res lidar exposes large, high-elevation cities along Asia’s Silk Roads

The first-ever use of cutting-edge drone-based lidar in Central Asia allowed archaeologists to capture stunning details of two newly documented trade cities high in the mountains of Uzbekistan.

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Awards & Notables, Campus & Community

Graduate students recognized for research excellence

Faculty and university leadership selected Wesley Wagner, a graduate student in chemistry, as the winner of the 2024 Dean’s Award for Graduate Research Excellence. Six additional graduate students were also recognized.

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Highlights, Giving, Campus & Community

Dedicated home for Arts & Sciences to break ground in spring

The first dedicated home for Arts & Sciences on the Danforth Campus will house some of the school’s premier departments and programs and serve as a cornerstone for scholarly and educational partnerships with other schools and units across campus.

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Arts & Sciences in the News:

ChatGPT struggles to imitate famous authors — unless it’s Mark Twain

Stoica selected for Prototypes for Humanity exhibition

Yang installed as the Albert Gordon Hill Professor of Physics

Celebrating the John and Penelope Biggs Department of Classics

Making space in hallowed halls

Statisticians play an essential role in AI

A collector of knowledge, stories, and joy

Fire & Ice

WashU pitches in to reduce health disparities in St. Louis

Deanna Barch honored by national mental health organizations

Next Frontiers in Radio Chemistry team wins an NIH grant to study bacterial infections of medical implants

Mourifié elected to Econometric Society

Announcing the winners of the 2024 McLeod Writing Prize

Carey named Dean’s Fellow for Educational Initiatives

How is a presidential election like a start-up?

How I chose my major

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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.

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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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Fall 2024 issue

Ampersand magazine shares stories of incredible people, research, and ideas in Arts & Sciences. Our latest issue features stories on the real-world power of a PhD, untangling the roots of disease, research on our changing planet, and more.

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news and events from Arts & Sciences / WashU

The main events: How scenes from life shape consciousness, build memories

Life is a series of small events: making morning coffee,...

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‘The Thanksgiving Play’

The cast of “The Thanksgiving Play.” From left: Coco Jones...

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Understanding the mechanics of regeneration

Duygu Özpolat, an assistant professor of biology in Arts...

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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.

The many dimensions of G’Ra Asim

Go backstage at one of his concerts and there’s a good chance you’ll find G’Ra Asim grading a stack of papers before he takes the stage. The assistant professor of English discusses writing, performing, and teaching.

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One degree. Many destinations.

Graduate school is often viewed as a stepping stone on a path to the ivory tower. But in Arts & Sciences, graduate education transcends these traditional boundaries, opening doors to new possibilities and diverse career paths.

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Untangling the roots of disease

Gary Patti takes a leading role in a $50 million project to study environmental chemicals and other threats to human health.

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Makenna Fluegel pays it forward

The first-generation college student from rural Missouri plans to use her science skills to heal her community.

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