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Food for thought

In the course "Not a Piece of Cake: Culinary Crossroads of Latin American Cultures," Elzbieta Sklodowska, the Randolph Family Professor of Spanish in Arts & Sciences, focuses on the history and cultural significance of chocolate and many other foods. (Photo: Shutterstock/Marcos Castillo)

Arts & Sciences’ undergraduate Spanish course “Not a Piece of Cake,” provides a taste of Latin American literature and history.

Humanities & Society

‘An aristocrat among ball players’

One-hundred years ago this month, a WashU law student-turned-baseball-player named Muddy Ruel helped the Washington Senators to their only World Series title.

Arts & Culture

The lion, the wizard and the Sam Fox School professor

In his latest book, ‘The Mythmakers,’ John Hendrix creates a mesmerizing, enchanting tale of the friendship — and literary legacies — of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.

Arts & Culture

A life of words

Elementary school students proudly display their new books from Words Alive. (Photo courtesy of Words Alive)

Alumna Leslye Lyons founded the nonprofit Words Alive to help children and teens find joy in reading.

Medicine & Health

Learning the French way to better health

For the past 30 years, WashU students have participated in the WashU Healthcare in France program — part of the French for Medical Professionals track in Arts & Sciences. In Nice, students intern at Hôpital Pasteur and take an interdisciplinary cultural course. (Courtesy photo)

After a pandemic pause, WashU undergrads were back at Hôpital Pasteur on the French Riviera over the summer, learning why the French live healthier and longer than anyone else in the industrialized world.

St. Louis Region

Growing together

Members of the St. Louis Fellows Program visited Cherokee Street where they met with local leaders, explored different stores and restaurants and toured the exhibit, “Considering St. Louis," at the Luminary. (Photo: Scott Allen/WashU)

The Gephardt Institute offers students an immersive paid summer fellowship, to learn more about St. Louis and help local nonprofits meet mission-critical goals.

Campus & Community

Discussing issues on Earth and beyond

The Assembly Series brings speakers from a wide array of fields to WashU. This January 2023 Assembly Series–sponsored fireside chat featured Fiona Hill and James Wertsch discussing “The World Putin Wants: The Invasion of Ukraine and the Threat to the International Order.” Hill is a senior fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe within the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, and James Wertsch is the David R. Francis Distinguished Professor, professor of sociocultural anthropology, and professor of international and area studies in Arts & Sciences. (Photo: Whitney Curtis/WashU)

WashU’s Assembly Series announces its 2024–25 lineup.

St. Louis Region

Up, up and away

A WashU-sponsored balloon soared above St. Louis during the 52nd annual Great Forest Park Balloon Race.

Architecture

The Engaged City initiative to launch

This fall, WashU will launch The Engaged City. Building on the long-running Divided City initiative, and funded in part by a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation, The Engaged City aims to highlight St. Louis’ cultural resources.

Campus & Facilities

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aurora borealis at Tyson Research Center

Images from on and around the WashU campuses.