Invasive longhorned tick discovered in St. Louis County

WashU researchers recently identified the first longhorned tick found in suburban St. Louis County. In concert with a local community science effort, Tick Watch STL, the researchers will conduct additional tick investigations in the region.

The disruptions of daylight saving time

A one-hour adjustment to the clock on the wall may not sound dramatic. But our biological clock begs to differ, according to biologist Erik Herzog in Arts & Sciences.

Nominations sought for student leaders

students write on poster
The Division of Student Affairs is accepting nominations for two student leadership awards: the Student Union Leadership Award and the Excellence in Leadership Awards.

Grammy winner Yefim Bronfman March 2

Yefim Bronfman, “a powerhouse pianist with a tone of crystalline clarity” (Los Angeles Times), will perform music of Mozart, Schumann, Debussy and Tchaikovsky March 2 for WashU’s Great Artists Series.

WashU-led astrophysics mission lands its spot on space station

The Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder for the International Space Station (TIGERISS) was officially assigned an attachment location on the Columbus laboratory module of the International Space Station. This location assignment is a milestone on the path to a targeted 2027 launch date, researchers said.