‘Something is Happening’ Nov. 14-16
“Something is Happening,” the 2025 WashU Dance Theatre performance, will take place Nov. 14-16 in Edison Theatre. The evening-length concert will feature original works by visiting choreographers Ron K. Brown and Xi Zhao, by faculty choreographers Elinor Harrison and David Marchant, and by graduate student Liz Lloyd.
Yang honored with American Physical Society fellowship
Li Yang, the Albert Gordon Hill Professor of Physics at WashU, has been named a 2025 fellow of the American Physical Society.
Students produce film at Prague’s prestigious FAMU
As study-abroad students at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU), WashU seniors Marielle Morrow and Cole Bernstein wrote, directed and edited “A Bird in the Field.” The movie screens at the St. Louis International Film Festival Nov. 15.
Kenneth F. Kelton, professor emeritus of physics, 71
Kenneth (Ken) Franklin Kelton, the Arthur Holly Compton Professor Emeritus of Physics at Washington University in St. Louis, has died following complications from lymphoma treatments. He was 71.
Why did ancient people build Poverty Point?
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis suggest new explanations for iconic prehistoric sites at Poverty Point in Louisiana.
Meet WashU’s Lego professor, a political scientist using animation to teach civics
Dan Butler, a political scientist in Arts & Sciences, brings civic lessons to life through Lego bricks. He created a series of stop-motion videos that turn pop culture into lessons on the U.S. government for high school students.
‘Really, really wrong’
A mysterious plant revives a Skid Row flower shop. But with success come gruesome appetites. Welcome to “Little Shop of Horrors.” WashU’s Performing Arts Department will present the celebrated musical in Edison Theatre Oct. 24 to Nov. 2.
McKinnon installed as Clark Way Harrison Distinguished Professor
William B. McKinnon, a professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, was recently installed as the Clark Way Harrison Distinguished Professor.
Social conflict among strongest predictors of teen mental health concerns
A new study by WashU researchers showed that family fights and peer bullying outweighed other risk factors for depression and other mental health problems, with adolescent girls suffering more than boys.
Research shows anger, not fear, shifts political beliefs
Research from a psychologist at Washington University in St. Louis has found that anger is the emotion that can drive abrupt shifts in political attitudes.
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