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Celebrating outstanding faculty and staff

9.15.22

Research shows constituents ask female legislators to do more

9.15.22 |

In a study conducted by Dan Butler, professor of political science in Arts & Sciences, voters were more likely to contact their female representatives and asked them to do more on a variety of issues including education, health, immigration, the economy and more.

9.15.22

Bose participates in White House summit on American bioeconomy

9.15.22 |

Arpita Bose, in Arts & Sciences, attended a White House summit on biotechnology, along with representatives from government and the private sector. In her research at Washington University, Bose harnesses the power of microbes to create new biofuels and bioplastics.

9.14.22

Weedy rice has become herbicide resistant through rapid evolution

9.8.22 |

Weedy rice is a closely related cousin of crop rice that aggressively competes with cultivated rice in the field. Scientists from Washington University and the University of Arkansas report that the crop pest has become widely herbicide resistant. The study highlights challenges facing U.S. rice farmers when they battle a weedy enemy that is closely related to a desirable crop plant.

9.6.22

Baugh named to board of Oxford Dictionary of African American English

9.6.22 |

Arts & Sciences’ John Baugh has been named to the advisory board of the first edition of the Oxford Dictionary of African American English.

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Celebrating outstanding faculty and staff

Research shows constituents ask female legislators to do more

Research shows constituents ask female legislators to do more

Bose participates in White House summit on American bioeconomy

Bose participates in White House summit on American bioeconomy

Meet our new faculty: Natural sciences and mathematics

Cosmochemist Wang to study samples from asteroid Bennu

Mathematician Stern wins grant to advance scientific computing methods

Boyer to study the emergence and persistence of “wild” religions

Weedy rice has become herbicide resistant through rapid evolution

Weedy rice has become herbicide resistant through rapid evolution

Baugh named to board of Oxford Dictionary of African American English

Baugh named to board of Oxford Dictionary of African American English

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