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Rethinking the complicated history of Holocaust literature

10.12.22

Venus balloon prototype aces test flights

10.12.22 |

Paul Byrne, associate professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, is a science collaborator for a prototype aerial robotic balloon, or aerobot, built by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Near Space Corp.

10.11.22

It’s time to reconsider Philip Roth

9.30.22

Study reports first evidence of social relationships between chimpanzees, gorillas

9.30.22 |

Drawn from more than 20 years of observations at Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo, a long-term study led by primatologist Crickette Sanz in Arts & Sciences documented social ties between individual chimpanzees and gorillas that persisted over years and across different contexts.

9.29.22

Hidden microbiome fortifies animals, plants too

9.29.22 |

Pioneering research at Washington University helped people understand the fundamental role of gut microbes in human health and disease. Now a community of local scientists is learning more about the diverse microbial systems that support animals, plants and ecosystems.

9.28.22

The icing on the cake: Biologist applies epigenetics to challenges in medicine, agriculture

9.27.22

Fike installed as the Glassberg/Greensfelder Distinguished University Professor

9.22.22

How neighborhoods can protect — or harm — older adults’ cognitive health

9.22.22 |

People who lived in neighborhoods with ready access to civic and social organizations displayed higher cognitive scores than those who lived in neighborhoods with no immediate access to such organizations, finds a new study by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and University of Michigan.

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Rethinking the complicated history of Holocaust literature

Venus balloon prototype aces test flights

It’s time to reconsider Philip Roth

Study reports first evidence of social relationships between chimpanzees, gorillas

Hidden microbiome fortifies animals, plants too

The icing on the cake: Biologist applies epigenetics to challenges in medicine, agriculture

Fike installed as the Glassberg/Greensfelder Distinguished University Professor

How neighborhoods can protect — or harm — older adults’ cognitive health

A first look at signature initiatives

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