Jupiter’s moon Europa has seafloor that may be quiet, lifeless
A new study led by planetary scientists at Washington University in St. Louis suggests the icy moon Europa lacks the undersea activity needed to support life.
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The return of the Monroe Doctrine
Americans were shocked by the Jan. 3 raid on Venezuela and by the arrest of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. But the incident represents the return of something very old to U.S. foreign policy.
‘How WashU is turning a year of reckoning into opportunity’
WashU Chancellor Andrew D. Martin takes part in an episode of the “Arch City Report” podcast to discuss the challenges higher education is facing and how the university is positioning itself to weather the storm and come out stronger.
What We Give: Reflections From the Heart of Pediatric Cardiology
What does it take to become the kind of doctor a family can trust with their child’s heart? More than I thought, writes Eli Fredman, MD.
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Researcher for a day
WashU engineer Marcus Foston regularly hosts middle school students to learn about cutting-edge science. It’s part of WashU’s immersive “Researcher for a Day” program.
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A new ‘Paradiso’
Celebrated poet Mary Jo Bang completes the third book in a modern translation of The Divine Comedy, an effort that took two decades.