Series to explore practice of citizenship
This fall, the WashU John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics will offer “The Practice of Citizenship,” a series of events that examines how people understand and inhabit citizenship, from...
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Wild crabapples have genetic potential to improve domestic varieties
In Brief New research highlights genetic potential in wild species of crabapples to breed more resilient domestic varieties. Biologist Ben Mansfeld and collaborators sequenced the genomes of more than...
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WashU research finds gaps in Google AI Overview citations, claims
In Brief In the broadest independent audit to date, researchers found AI Overviews appeared in 13.7% of searches. Google generally cites credible sources, but citations don’t guarantee accuracy: about...
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Eburne installed as J.H. Hexter Professor in the Humanities
Eburne speaks at his installation ceremony. (Photo: Arts & Sciences) Jonathan Eburne has been installed as the J.H. Hexter Professor in the Humanities at WashU. A ceremony was held April 16. The...
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Judaken named Frankel Institute fellow
Jonathan Judaken, the Gloria M. Goldstein Professor of Jewish History & Thought and a professor of history in WashU Arts & Sciences, has been named a 2026-27 fellow at the Frankel Institute...
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WashU students build skills, networks through internships
In Brief WashU students gained job skills and expanded their professional networks in labs, offices, hospitals and courthouses. The WashU Center for Career Engagement maintains a large database of job...
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Get by with a little help from (old) friends
In Brief Earth sciences researchers found evidence that chemosymbiotic relationships between microbes and animals are an ancient evolutionary mechanism. Chemical signatures in fossils indicate...
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The Writer and Her Editor
Deb Olin Unferth will read from “Earth 7,” her latest novel, Sept. 24. (Photo: Nick-Berard) Two women meet on an artificial beach. One was raised underwater. The other may be a robot. In “Earth 7,”...
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Cox, MacDonald selected as St. Louis Business Journal ’40 Under 40′ honorees
Two WashU community members — Kevin Cox Jr., an assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, and Joe MacDonald, deputy dean at Olin Business — are included in this year’s St. Louis Business...
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Obituary: Gaylyn Studlar, celebrated film scholar, 73
Studlar speaking for the WashU Film and Media Studies Colloquium Lecture Series on April 17, 2025. (Photo: Film and Media Studies) Film scholar and theorist Gaylyn Studlar, the David May Distinguished...
View ArticleNew Transcend Initiative to address mycobacteria threats
In Brief WashU’s MycoTranscend Initiative joins experts in medicine, chemistry and public health to tackle dangerous mycobacterial infections. Missouri experiences five times the national average of...
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Hotchner Festival highlights WashU playwrights
In Brief The festival is modeled on professional theater development workshops. All plays are selected by “blind” submission. The readings are free and open to the public. The cast of “What We Talk...
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American parents need comprehensive work-family plan
In Brief Childcare affordability and availability remain major challenges for American families. Vice President JD Vance’s proposal redirecting childcare subsidies to married couples with a...
View ArticlePristine sulfur preserves a snapshot of ancient Mars
In 2024, the Mars Curiosity rover came across an unexpected sight: a large field of light-colored, fist-sized stones. Readings from the rover’s X-ray spectrometer showed that the rocks were pure, or...
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The student becomes a master
As a pediatric neurosurgeon, S. Hassan A. Akbari, MD, improves the lives of children with cerebral palsy and other muscle spasticity disorders. His areas of expertise include selective dorsal...
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The day Aaron Copland came to town
During my university years, I would often spend my lunch breaks scooting over to Clayton Famous-Barr or The Record Bar to listen and buy records with my lunch money. And you might even find me over at...
View ArticleCatching ZZZs
When you’re awake, all your brain’s functions gradually deteriorate. Sleep somehow restores them and may hold the key to understanding how brains operate. “Sleep is one of the great mysteries in...
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Student journalism can sometimes seem ordinary. Another guest lecturer, another Student Union debate about funding minutia. Sometimes, Student Life is … just student life. But there are times when the...
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Boy, interrupted
Stefan Merrill Block, AB ’04, was in fourth grade when his mother declared him a creative genius and pulled him out of his Plano, Texas, elementary school to homeschool him. Just him, and not his...
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The artist’s way
For more than six decades, John Moore has been creating artwork that helps us see the world through a different windowpane. “Nothing ever goes from start to finish in the way you initially imagined...
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