Author: Talia Ogliore

Most organisms on this planet rely on a circadian clock to function properly. New research published by biologists in Arts & Sciences investigates how an internal clock helps nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria accommodate seemingly conflicting processes within a single cell.

Stan Braude, a professor of practice in biology and in environmental studies in Arts & Sciences, died at home June 1, 2024. Braude was the first curator of the university’s arboretum and a world expert on naked mole-rat ecology, evolution and behavior in the wild.

Xuming He leads the new Department of Statistics and Data Science, born out of the Arts & Sciences strategic plan, which will tackle some of the most complex and pressing issues in science and society, including artificial intelligence, climate change, sustainability and public health.

Liam Brodie, a graduate student working with Mark Alford, a professor of physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been selected to participate in the Department of Energy’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program.

Physicists in Arts & Sciences are helping to shape the theoretical framework behind exciting new experiments at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams.

Yashika Kapoor, a postdoctoral fellow in physics from Arts & Sciences, will attend the 73rd annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany. The event is a globally recognized forum for exchange between Nobel laureates and young scientists.

Scientists from Washington University in St. Louis are preparing to launch a balloon-borne telescope to unlock the secrets of astrophysical black holes and neutron stars. The telescope known as XL-Calibur could be launched from Esrange Space Center in Sweden as early as Wednesday, May 29.

In a new paper in Physical Review Letters, Kater Murch in Arts & Sciences and his collaborators explore the effects of memory in quantum systems. View an illustrated video about the experiments and findings.

Graduate student Alex Nguyen in Arts & Sciences calculated the depth and density of the solar system’s most mysterious and remote body of water.

A study from biologists and clinicians at Washington University in St. Louis reports that glioblastoma cells have built-in circadian rhythms that create better times of day for treatment.