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Faculty named to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Jean Allman and Tristram R. Kidder are among nearly 270 newly elected members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies.

Harwell named Udall Scholar

Frierson, Kang recieve ACLS fellowships

Two Arts & Sciences faculty members from Washington University in St. Louis have won fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS).

McPherson wins Guggenheim Fellowship

Edward McPherson, an associate professor of English, is among 171 winners of award from John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Research highlights gender bias persistence over centuries

New research from Washington University in St. Louis provides evidence that modern gender norms and biases in Europe have deep historical roots dating back to the Middle Ages and beyond, suggesting that DNA is not the only thing we inherit from our ancestors.