Arts & Sciences

The forgotten story of how a diminutive 1955 fine arts major named Pat Bridges played a key role in sending astronauts to the Moon.

Fructose is a sweetener added to ultra-processed foods, typically in the form of high-fructose corn syrup. WashU research shows that the liver turns fructose into lipids that many types of cancers crave.

“It’s Time,” the 2024 WashU Dance Theatre performance, will take place Dec. 6-8 in Edison Theatre. The evening-length concert will feature original works by visiting choreographers MJ Imani and Stephanie Martinez and faculty choreographers Joanna Dee Das, Elinor Harrison and David Marchant.

WashU researcher Deanna Barch was recognized by two national organizations for her work on schizophrenia and other mental health conditions.

The days grow cold and the nights grow long, but December is a busy month for WashU music lovers. Upcoming performances will feature the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, The 442s and more than 150 WashU musicians in spaces throughout the Saint Louis Art Museum.

Bird wing shape — a proxy for long-distance flying ability, or dispersal — is a trait that influences biodiversity patterns on islands around the world, according to research from WashU biologists.

Cindy Brantmeier, a professor of applied linguistics in Arts & Sciences at WashU, will serve on the national screening committee for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

The College Writing Program recently celebrated the 2024 winners and finalists of the James E. McLeod First-Year Writing Prize.

Li Yang was installed as the Albert Gordon Hill Professor of Physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. Yang delivered an installation address titled “Exploring Quantum Mechanics at Nanoscale with Petascale Computing.”

Brain science researchers at WashU are studying how the brain perceives, processes and remembers everyday events. Their goal is to create an intervention that could improve memory by helping people segment events.