Steven Frankel, assistant professor of mathematics in Arts & Sciences, talks about why there are no obvious questions in math — and the link between the geometry of a space and how that space changes over time.
Francisco Buera has been named the Sam B. Cook Professor of Economics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University. He was installed May 7 at a ceremony in Ridgley Hall’s Holmes Lounge.
Faster than we thought: sulfurization of organic material
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Processes that were thought to take tens of thousands of years can happen in hours, according to new research. And that may change our understanding of the carbon cycle, and maybe the history of Earth’s climate.