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Space

Samples from a Wild comet reveal a surprising past

Workers in orange coats carry the Stardust mission return capsule inside a protective covering.
Eighteen years after NASA’s Stardust mission returned to Earth with the first samples from a known comet, the true nature of that icy object is coming into focus, according to physicist Ryan Ogliore in Arts & Sciences.
Architecture

Sam Fox School spring Public Lecture Series begins Jan. 26

Artists Judith Barry and Kahlil Robert Irving, architects Fernanda Canales and Michael Maltzan, landscape architect Julie Bargmann and philosopher Timothy Morton are among the internationally renowned creative professionals who will discuss their work for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts’ spring Public Lecture Series.
Climate & Environment

Four factors that drove 2023’s extreme heat

Man holding thermometer
2023 was the hottest year in recorded history. Michael Wysession, a professor of earth, environmental and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences, explains four factors that drove the year’s extreme heat and climate disasters — and what this means for the future.
Cultural Studies

Old research, new readers

Brookings Hall
Some Source stories from years past continue to attract new readers. Here, we check in with WashU researchers in linguistics, psychology, engineering and other disciplines to learn more about their work and how the research has progressed.
Art & Design

‘Kahlil Robert Irving: Archaeology of the Present’ opens Feb. 23 at Kemper Art Museum

The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis will present “Kahlil Robert Irving: Archaeology of the Present” Feb. 23 through July 29. An internationally acclaimed artist raised and based in St. Louis, Irving frequently examines issues and topics ranging from memory, race and digital media to Black life and the politics of industrial manufacturing.
Performing Arts

Black Rep launches 47th season

The Black Rep will launch its 47th season with “Hold On.” The world premiere drama, by British playwright Paul Webb, is based on his original screenplay for the Oscar-nominated film “Selma.”