Weedy rice gets competitive boost from its wild neighbors
Rice feeds the world, but a look-alike weed can outcompete the crop. A study led by biologist Ken Olsen in Arts & Sciences shows how weedy rice gets its edge in tropical regions of the world.
Preparing for take off
Alumna Jenelle Cooper brings a lifelong love of aviation to her career as an aerospace engineer.
Preserving our planet
The new Center for the Environment serves as a hub for cross-disciplinary collaboration, which is central to solving complex environmental problems.
Willroth receives SAGE award
Emily Willroth, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University, has received the SAGE Early Career Trajectory Award from the Society for Social and Personality Psychology.
Gateway STEM students visit campus for Kolbert Q&A
For years, Gateway STEM High School students have read Pulitzer Prize-winning climate journalist Elizabeth Kolbert. On Feb. 12, they got to meet her at a special science storytelling program at Washington University in St. Louis. The event was sponsored by WashU’s Climate Across Curriculum program, which connects Gateway STEM in St. Louis Public Schools to faculty experts, campus tours and learning resources.
How does dicamba drift?
Environmental engineers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis have been studying dicamba drift to understand why the herbicide vaporizes and migrates to other crops.
Three faculty recognized by psychological association
The Association for Psychological Science has recognized three members of the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis — Calvin Lai and Renee Thompson as fellows and Jessie Sun as a “Rising Star.”
The ties that bind
Researchers in Arts & Sciences discovered that a common mineral called goethite, found in red soils all over the Earth, tends to naturally trap trace metals over time, locking them out of circulation.
‘Santiago Sierra: 52 Canvases Exposed to Mexico City’s Air’
“Santiago Sierra: 52 Canvases Exposed to the Mexico City Air” will open Feb. 23 at the Kemper Art Museum. The installation highlights the contaminants — the ozone, carbon monoxide, and sulfur and nitrogen oxides — that can slowly but surely poison urban environments.
University’s technology, innovation hub celebrates 100th faculty startup
The Office of Technology Management at Washington University in St. Louis recently celebrated a milestone of 100 university startups.
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