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Humanities & Society

Shining a light on the forgotten

Lindsay Stark’s research shines a light on some of the most endangered, exploited and forgotten people in the world. By unearthing and measuring data on women and children in hazardous settings such as war zones or refugee camps, she helps find ways to keep them safe. “I’m often looking at populations that have been forgotten […]
Humanities & Society

From the Congo to the carpool

Anthropologist Crickette Sanz in the Congo.
As a world-class anthropologist who has made it her life’s work to study primate sociality, Crickette Sanz knows firsthand how important it is to forge strong social connections to help her achieve work/life balance.
Medicine

New way viruses trigger autoimmunity discovered

Studying mice, Washington University School of Medicine researchers have discovered that roseolovirus can trigger autoimmunity in a previously unknown way: by disrupting the process by which immune cells learn to avoid targeting their own body’s cells and tissues.
Literature

Faculty Book Celebration March 3

Acclaimed author, cartoonist, philosopher, screenwriter and essayist Charles Johnson, who won the 1990 National Book Award for his novel “Middle Passage,” will present the keynote address for the 2022 Faculty Book Celebration at Washington University in St. Louis.
Anthropology & Archaeology

Big data arrives on the farm

farmer seated with laptop
Precision agriculture is beginning to shape the strategies and choices of farmers around the world, according to a new analysis by Glenn Stone, professor of anthropology and of environmental studies in Arts & Sciences.
Psychology

APS selects Bogdan as fellow

Ryan Bogdan's headshot
Ryan Bogdan, ​associate professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences, has been named a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science.
Popular Culture

‘The Neutral Ground’

Filmmaker CJ Hunt, a field producer for the Daily Show, will discuss his new documentary “The Neutral Ground,” which recounts the struggle to remove Confederate monuments in New Orleans, March 8.