Why teach Kanye West?
Jeffrey McCune discusses his course “The Politics of Kanye West: Black Genius and Sonic Aesthetics.”
Symposium explores the rise of Donald Trump, March 9
“American Democracy and the Rise of Donald Trump” will be the focus as faculty experts in history, political science, sociology, law, economics and psychology gather for a public symposium from 1-4 p.m. Thursday, March 9, in Room 100 of Brown Hall, on the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis.
Secrets of the shells
By growing phytoplankton called coccolithophores in the lab, scientists were able to understand the large biological overprint on the climate signal encoded by their remains, clearing the way for their use as climate proxies.
Jews and Muslims turn hate to humanity March 8
As America grapples with recent acts of violence against its Jewish and Muslim communities, leaders from these groups will explore responses based on partnership and solidarity in a public forum at 7 p.m. March 8 in Graham Chapel on the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis.
Board of Trustees meets, hears from medical school scientists
At the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees meeting held March 2 and 3, the trustees heard presentations from scientists at the School of Medicine and received a report from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton that included updates on administrative appointments, admissions, athletics, construction, research and faculty honors and awards.
What 100,000-year-old human skulls are teaching us
Two partial archaic human skulls, from the Lingjing site, Xuchang, central China, provide a new window into the biology and populations patterns of the immediate predecessors of modern humans in eastern Eurasia. Securely dated to about 100,000 years ago, the Xuchang fossils present a mosaic of features.
Chancellor’s Concert March 3
The Washington University Symphony Orchestra and Washington University Choirs will join forces March 3 for the 2017 Chancellor’s Concert, featuring music of Franz Schubert and Giovanni Bottesini.
How molecular function affects high blood pressure, other diseases
By changing one small portion of a stimulus that influences part of one molecule’s function, engineers and researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have opened the door for more insight into how the molecule is associated with high blood pressure, autism and movement disorders.
Americans divided on Obamacare repeal, poll finds
As House Republicans struggle to define a new plan to replace the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), public support for the 2010 legislation is at an all-time high, according to a national survey taken in January by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis.
Couples may miss cues that partner is hiding emotions, study suggests
Even the most blissful of couples in long-running, exclusive relationships may be fairly clueless when it comes to spotting the ploys their partner uses to avoid dealing with emotional issues, suggest new research from psychologists at Washington University in St. Louis.
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