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Zacks installed as the Edgar James Swift Professor

TRIADS announces new round of seed grants

Isaacowitz wins mid-career award from the Society for Affective Science

Returning to his roots: Joe Guinness, AB ’07, helps grow a new department

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Fall 2024 issue

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WashU announces 2026 Great Artists Series

The Catalyst Quartet will perform as part of the Great...

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Crystallizing time

WashU physicists shine a microwave laser into a chunk of...

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Decades-long quest leads to new antibiotic compounds

A team of chemists, biologists and microbiologists led by...

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The many dimensions of G’Ra Asim

Go backstage at one of his concerts and there’s a good chance you’ll find G’Ra Asim grading a stack of papers before he takes the stage. The assistant professor of English discusses writing, performing, and teaching.

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One degree. Many destinations.

Graduate school is often viewed as a stepping stone on a path to the ivory tower. But in Arts & Sciences, graduate education transcends these traditional boundaries, opening doors to new possibilities and diverse career paths.

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Untangling the roots of disease

Gary Patti takes a leading role in a $50 million project to study environmental chemicals and other threats to human health.

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Makenna Fluegel pays it forward

The first-generation college student from rural Missouri plans to use her science skills to heal her community.

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