Stiritz named president-elect of AASECT

Stiritz named president-elect of AASECT

Susan Stiritz, senior lecturer and coordinator of sexuality studies at the Brown School, has been named president-elect of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists.
Music, genius and ‘Twisted Melodies’

Music, genius and ‘Twisted Melodies’

Soul singer Donny Hathaway was a musical genius. He was also a man battling the ravages of schizophrenia. In “Twisted Melodies,” actor, playwright and St. Louis native Kelvin Roston Jr. explores Hathaway’s life and legacy while shattering taboos about the depiction of mental illness.
Why don’t plants grow upside down?

Why don’t plants grow upside down?

We take so many things for granted. Why do trees grow only so tall and no taller? Why do some potatoes have those mysterious brown holes in them? And why do plants grow right-side up instead of upside-down? Eric Hamilton, PhD ’16, explores the question.
Winning website maps hazardous waste

Winning website maps hazardous waste

A website designed by a Washington University in St. Louis team led by Amanda Koltz, a postdoctoral research associate in biology in Arts & Sciences, was a finalist in the Climate Change and Environmental Exposures Challenge, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences announced.
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