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Large-scale removal of beachgrass leads to new life for endangered coastal lupine

2.6.18 |

A rare, coastal flowering plant known as Tidestrom’s lupine — threatened by native deer mice that can munch up to three-quarters of its unripe fruits under cover of an invasive beachgrass — has been given a new life with the large-scale removal of that grass, a long-term study in the journal Restoration Ecology shows.

2.1.18

Q&A with Andrew Butler

1.31.18

Feel the rhythm in the MLA lecture series

1.30.18

Beyond Boundaries gives students, faculty, space to experiment

1.30.18 |

The Beyond Boundaries interdisciplinary program offers first-year students a wide array of experiences: exposure to new concepts and people; opportunities to learn from some of the world’s leading scholars across a spectrum of disciplines; and something a bit less tangible.

1.30.18

Republican Congress got tax bill victory, but at what price?

1.30.18

Brass Tax: Cutting through the politics of tax reform

1.30.18 |

As Americans begin to file their last returns under a fading tax system, it’s time to cut through the politicking and positioning. Washington University in St. Louis compiled researchers and experts across campus to attempt to put the new tax reform into perspective, plainly speaking.

1.29.18

Talking About Voice and Performance

1.29.18 |

Paige McGinley previews the upcoming interdisciplinary symposium, “Embodying Intimacy: New Work in Voice and Performance."

1.29.18

Record expansion of U.S. hate groups slows under Trump administration

1.28.18

Plotting the path of plant pathogens

1.28.18 |

In a sneak attack, some pathogenic microbes manipulate plant hormones to gain access to their hosts undetected. Biologists have exposed one such interloper by characterizing the unique biochemical pathway it uses to synthesize auxin, a central hormone in plant development.

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