Tropical bounty: How forests can turn into chemical factories
A team led by biologists in Arts & Sciences and the Missouri Botanical Garden uncovered the ecological forces that drive remarkable chemical diversity of trees in the Andes mountains.
Can social media be good for mental health?
Researchers at Washington University study the upside to staying social online.
Why we will always love Dolly
An Arts & Sciences course offers a deep dive into the transcendent career of Dolly Parton.
Lights, camera, connection
The WashU Entertainment Network helps alumni set the stage for success.
Writing without fear
Alumna Lydia Paar weaves together personal tales of the American workplace while holding up a mirror to class mobility.
Crystal clear
As the first named curator at the renowned Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Jen Padgett is forging a distinctive career in a uniquely American art form.
The drive
Alumnus Rob King, an English literature major at WashU, has reached the pinnacle of Pittsburgh broadcasting as play-by-play announcer for the Steelers.
How to (theoretically) spot an alien
Physicist Mikhail Tikhonov in Arts & Sciences proposes an outside-the-box idea for detecting alien biology. His new study is published in Nature Communications.
‘Play Harder: The Triumph of Black Baseball in America’
In “Play Harder: The Triumph of Black Baseball in America,” WashU’s Gerald Early explores how Black Americans have shaped the game since its emergence during Reconstruction, from the formation of the Negro Leagues, through Jackie Robinson’s breaking of the color barrier and into the present day.
McGlothlin installed as Gloria M. Goldstein Professor of Holocaust Studies
Erin McGlothlin was recently installed as the Gloria M. Goldstein Professor of Holocaust Studies in Arts & Sciences.
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