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Multidisciplinary team secures $3.6M grant to investigate health risks from flooding

Funding from the National Science Foundation will enable researchers in anthropology, hydrology, microbiology, data science, and environmental engineering to advance ongoing research into the damaging health effects of repeated flooding in Metro East communities.

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Faculty, Research

How harmful bacteria hijack our crops

WashU researchers identify protein involved in costly infestations, pointing the way to possible protections.

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Faculty

Meet the WashU professor who helped shape ‘KPop Demon Hunters’

Filmmakers of Netflix’s hit "KPop Demon Hunters" partnered with teaching professor Mijeong Mimi Kim to infuse authentic Korean culture into a vibrant fantasy world.

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Faculty, Research

Pigeons of St. Louis: A new look at a cosmopolitan bird

With Living Earth Collaborative support, an undergraduate researcher tracked pigeons in two cities, revealing how they thrive in urban life.

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Natural Sciences & Math, Campus & Community

A year in the life of a Pathfinder Fellow: The Sustainability Exchange

Elizabeth Swords’ final year as a Pathfinder Fellow involved consulting on a sustainability project for the City of Ferguson as part of the “Sustainability Exchange” course.

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Arts & Sciences in the News:

New study may help uncover the true impact of childhood lead exposure

Summer Session seeks faculty proposals for 2026 online courses

Montaño and Ramos named Georgie W. Lewis Career Development Professors

Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures debuts new conversation series

Arts & Sciences welcomes new students

Meet our new faculty: Social sciences

Meet our new faculty: Natural sciences and mathematics

Meet our new faculty: Humanities

WashU faculty contribute to ‘Object Lessons’ book series

When physics meets ecology: Tikhonov digs deep for biological insights

How Venus got its stripes

Staging anthropology: AJ Jones turns fieldwork into live performance

Unequal risk: Why MS is a growing problem in Black communities

Saara Engineer named 2025 Florence Moog Scholar

What’s it like to study Public Health at WashU?

A unified theory of the mind

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Rafia Zafar joins the Poetry for All podcast to discuss "We Wear the Mask" by the great poet and writer Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906). Zafar leads us in a discussion of Dunbar's fame and influence while opening up broader themes of African American history and literature

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Spring 2025 issue

Ampersand magazine shares stories of incredible people, research, and ideas in Arts & Sciences. Our latest issue features stories on a one-of-a-kind partnership to protect plants and animals, the research lab of the future, public scholarship, and more.

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news and events from Arts & Sciences / WashU

How harmful bacteria hijack crops

Aphids, grasshoppers and other bugs aren’t the only pests...

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Career Catalysts: Fellows program provides first-gen student skills and a stipend

Junior Kiersten Anderson plans to earn a PhD in...

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Pigeons of St. Louis: A new look at a cosmopolitan bird

Pigeons seem right at home in St. Louis. You can see flocks...

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River flowing over rocks and Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park

A river runs through it

Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis are using state-of-the-art geospatial technologies to study bedrock river erosion at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, located about two hours southwest of the Danforth Campus.
Aerial shot of Tyson Research Center in the fall

Our world by degrees: In search of refuge

Researchers look at whether Ozark oases at Tyson Research Center — climate change refugia — could help species persist in spite of rising temperatures.

Rediscovering the humanities through data science

Junior Zeina Daboul shares how a comparative literature course redefined how she approaches problems — and her own varying interests.

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The research lab of the future: How WashU faculty are transforming their fields of study

Digital tools have significantly reshaped the academic landscape. To take advantage of these once-in-a-generation developments, Arts & Sciences launched a digital transformation initiative to recruit some of the brightest minds in nearly every field.

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Elijah Darden blends his passions for music and science

The multifaceted senior is a psychological and brain sciences major, music minor, skilled trombonist, and a member of WashU’s Emergency Support Team. Next up: the University of Cambridge.

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Global biodiversity begins at home with the Living Earth Collaborative

Combining the forces of WashU, the Missouri Botanical Garden, and the Saint Louis Zoo, the Living Earth Collaborative works to protect the plants and animals of the world — for their sake and ours.

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