Arts & Sciences

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.

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.

William B. McKinnon, a professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, was recently installed as the Clark Way Harrison Distinguished Professor.

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 from a psychologist at Washington University in St. Louis has found that anger is the emotion that can drive abrupt shifts in political attitudes.

Global (Un)Conference 2, a meeting of the Urban Humanities Network, will take place around St. Louis Oct. 16-18. Featuring both academic and public-facing events, the conference is hosted by WashU’s “Engaged City” initiative, a Mellon-funded project that highlights the city’s cultural legacy.

A new study from Washington University in St. Louis published in Communications Biology presents compelling evidence to support the theory that humans evolved from an African ape-like ancestor, bringing researchers one step closer to identifying the origin of human lineage.

The College Writing Program in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis recently celebrated the 2025 winners and finalists of the James E. McLeod First-Year Writing Prize.

Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis and the Georgia Institute of Technology study lizards who have lost limbs to understand how omnipresent the forces of natural selection can be, and why those lizards appear to be resilient.

Using advanced biophysical and imaging techniques, Meredith Jackrel and her team at Washington University in St. Louis have isolated the protein Matrin-3 to better understand its role in neurodegenerative diseases.