Arts & Sciences

Presented by the WashU John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics. “The Practice of Citizenship” series invites participants to think critically about what it means to be a citizen.

WashU plant scientist Ben Mansfeld is studying the genome of wild crabapples to find helpful traits to develop in domestic apple varieties.

With the advent of Google AI Overviews, Google has unprecedented editorial control over what users read and know, according to Jacob Montgomery, a WashU Arts & Sciences political scientist.

Jonathan Eburne’s teaching and research interests revolve around the histories and activities of experimental artistic groups and movements.

Jonathan Judaken in WashU Arts & Sciences has been named a 2026-27 fellow at the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies.

About 400 WashU students turned out for “What’s Your Summer Scoop?”, hosted by the Center for Career Engagement. Students shared information about their internships, fellowships, research experiences, summer jobs and volunteer service. The center will use that information to provide experiential learning resources.

WashU researchers found evidence for chemosymbiotic relationships between animals and microbes emerging prior to the Cambrian explosion.

Celebrated author Deb Olin Unferth and Graywolf Press editorial director Ethan Nosowsky will discuss writing and publishing Sept. 24 and 25 for WashU’s Center for the Literary Arts.

Kevin Cox Jr., an assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, and Joe MacDonald, deputy dean at WashU Olin Business, are included in this year’s St. Louis Business Journal “40 under 40” class, which honors young professionals who define the region’s future.

Film scholar and theorist Gaylyn Studlar, the David May Distinguished University Professor Emerita in the Humanities and former director of the Film and Media Studies program in WashU Arts & Sciences, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in St. Louis. She was 73.