Arts & Sciences

A $1.5 million pledge from Distinguished Trustee Andy Newman for the Living Earth Collaborative will support critically endangered primates. The new project aims to transform how biodiversity is documented, modeled and protected worldwide.

Bo Li, a renowned expert in data sciences, has been named a Stanley A. Sawyer Professor in WashU Arts & Sciences.

Salma Abdalla, at WashU Public Health, and Liz Chiarello, in WashU Arts & Sciences, have been named 2026 Public Scholarship faculty fellows in recognition of their work that connects rigorous research with public audiences.

Peter H. Raven, the George Engelmann Professor of Botany Emeritus in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died April 25, 2026. He was 89.

Arts & Sciences honored seven alumni for their achievements, service and commitment to the liberal arts.

Goldwater Scholar and biology major Noah Kabbaj is on the front lines of research aimed at helping people overcome treatment-resistant mental health conditions, including severe depression. After graduating from WashU, Kabbaj plans to earn his PhD in neuroscience.

Isabella Caffarelli, a senior majoring in applied mathematics and minoring in astrophysics in Arts & Sciences, is looking forward to a new research challenge after she graduates from WashU: helping brain scientists use advanced algorithms to sort and understand neurological data in a cleaner, more coherent way.

Ecologist Rachel Penczykowski, in WashU Arts & Sciences, was drawn to science early on. Today, her lab studies plant diseases, parasite interactions and how we can respond as environmental forces change.

British cellist Steven Isserlis and Canadian pianist Connie Shih will perform the music of Beethoven, Schumann, Kabalevsky and Kaprálová Thursday, April 30, as part of WashU’s Great Artists Series.

The Arts & Sciences-based program meets rising demand, combining rigorous interdisciplinary study with hands-on community experience, preparing students to tackle complex health challenges across fields.