Arts & Sciences

In this video profile, produced by sophomore Sanchali Pothuru, veteran Hollywood producer Richard Chapman, now a senior lecturer in film and media studies in Arts & Sciences, discusses his career, how he broke into the business and the interplay of luck and hard work.

Mikhail Tikhonov in Arts & Sciences has won a prestigious National Science Foundation award for a project that will apply the statistical approaches of physics to the complicated world of microbial ecology.

Natalie Mueller, an assistant professor of archaeology in Arts & Sciences, and alumna Caitlin Rankin dig into the Cahokia Mounds’ history to cast doubt on a popular theory about why the ancient city was abandoned.

In a paper published in Physical Review Letters, physicist Kater Murch in Arts & Sciences demonstrates a new type of sensor that leverages quantum entanglement to make time-traveling detectors.

Vincent Vanyo, a PhD student in plant and microbial biosciences in the Roy and Diana Vagelos Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences at WashU, was selected to attend the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)’s 2024 summer training on fungal protein research.

Natalie Mueller in Arts & Sciences excavated and identified a trove of ancient plant remains in Kenya that represents the largest and most extensively dated archaeobotanical record from east Africa.

Scientists from Washington University in St. Louis have launched a balloon-borne telescope to unlock the secrets of astrophysical black holes and neutron stars, some of the most extreme objects in the universe. XL-Calibur launched July 9.

Researchers at Washington University have found some potential biological clues to explain how prenatal cannabis exposure leads to behavioral issues down the line.

Known as a “gamble for resurrection,” leaders in crisis have long pursued risky actions in a final attempt to resurrect their careers. Dan Butler, professor of political science in Arts & Sciences, says the Democratic party is currently weighing its own gamble following Biden’s disappointing first debate.

Gerald Early, the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters in Arts & Sciences, and Jonathan B. Losos, the William H. Danforth Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences and director of the Living Earth Collaborative, have been elected members of the American Philosophical Society.