Author: Talia Ogliore

The Biotech Explorers Pathway, a first-year Ampersand Program in Arts & Sciences, uses biotechnology as the theme that immerses students in real-world science, according to a new career feature written by WashU authors.

Archaeologist Natalie Mueller in Arts & Sciences explains how ancient agricultural systems could become a source of alternative crops and methods in an era of rapid climate change.

Seniors Basma Daham, Autumn Kim, Angelina O’Brien and Lillith Streett, in Arts & Sciences, were named winners of the Department of Biology’s annual awards.

Biologist Jonathan Losos, in Arts & Sciences, has documented evidence of a kind of “copycat” evolution between extremely short-faced breeds of cats and dogs. Generations of intentional breeding have led these animals to converge on a rounded, flat-nosed head shape that humans prefer — even though the shape causes a variety of health ailments.

Emily Culley, a PhD candidate in earth, environmental and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, uses images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera to investigate the surface of the moon. She’s passionate about fostering an inclusive environment in the sciences.

A team led by biologists in Arts & Sciences and the Missouri Botanical Garden uncovered the ecological forces that drive remarkable chemical diversity of trees in the Andes mountains.

Physicist Mikhail Tikhonov in Arts & Sciences proposes an outside-the-box idea for detecting alien biology. His new study is published in Nature Communications.

Thunderstorms that swept the central U.S. in 2022 were unprecedented, but their extreme precipitation may not be that rare — especially with global warming, according to a new analysis from researchers in Arts & Sciences.

New calculations by Arts & Sciences researchers suggest surprising geology beneath Venus’ surface.

Lúcia Lohmann and Toby Pennington will have joint appointments with both research institutions.