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SSRI use during pregnancy not related to childhood depression
In one of the first studies to look at the association between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) medications and brain development in young children, research from the Behavioral Research...
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Kieval awarded medal by Charles University
Kieval Hillel J. Kieval, the Gloria M. Goldstein Professor of Jewish History and Thought in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has won the Silver Medal of the Faculty of Arts...
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Giving metal to microbes could reduce greenhouse gas
Like you and me, microbes need some metals in their diet to stay healthy. The metals help the microbes fully “digest” food. After a good meal, the microbes that gain energy by chemically reducing...
View ArticleDev wins Universities Research Association grant
Bhupal Dev, assistant professor of physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, won a $20,000 grant from the Universities Research Association (URA) Visiting Scholars Program...
View ArticleAndreoli to research nuclear response functions
Lorenzo Andreoli, a postdoctoral research associate in physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been selected for the Universities Research Association‘s Visiting...
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Guts and stardust
Much of what scientists now know about the composition of the early solar system is thanks to Kevin McKeegan, PhD ’87, who, over nearly four decades of research, has analyzed everything that he could...
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On Christmas Day 2021, the most powerful telescope ever built was blasted into space atop an Ariane 5 rocket — heralding the start of a new era in astronomy and planetary science. In the ensuring...
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A journey of resilience and healing
“There are two journeys in writing a poem,” says Paul Tran, MFA ’19. “There’s the journey of actually writing it — the drafting that is the arena of capaciousness, the arena of imagination,...
View ArticleNarrating the great outdoors
As an undergraduate, Lawrence Millman, AB ’67, would sometimes sleep in Forest Park to get away from dorm life. “I didn’t like crowds. I didn’t like communal living. I didn’t like the noise,” he says....
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Interlocking rings unlock new material properties
Barnes Researchers working with Jonathan Barnes, assistant professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, recently have shown how molecules with interlocking ring...
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OHMB recognizes Barch with Glass Brain Award
The Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) has awarded its Glass Brain Award to Deanna Barch, chair and professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences and the Gregory B....
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Early to serve as interim CRE2 director
Early Gerald Early, the Merle King Professor of Modern Letters in Arts & Sciences, will serve as interim director of the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity (CRE2) at Washington...
View ArticleAsteroid samples offer insights into solar system evolution
Alex Meshik, research professor of physics and a faculty fellow in the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, won a $690,521 grant from...
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WashU Experts: Supreme Court decision will transform American life, politics
On Friday, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in a decision that echoed the leaked draft published by Politico in early May. The decision will result in severely restricted or total bans on the...
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Geoscientists to study structure and properties of Antarctic lithosphere
Walid Ben Mansour, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, received a $191,601 grant from the...
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Climate change is affecting when, how violets reproduce
In many Missouri backyards, a carpet of small purple or white violets is a sure sign of spring. Research from Matthew Austin, a postdoctoral fellow with the Living Earth Collaborative at Washington...
View Article‘Requiem of Light’
It’s a grim milestone. Last spring, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially confirmed that more than 1 million Americans have died due to COVID-19. In this video, Rebecca...
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Urban bees collaboration wins USDA grant
Around the world, it is becoming increasingly popular to plant orchards within cities and towns. However, maintaining orchards in heavily populated areas poses several challenges. In particular, there...
View ArticleEndangered species need help: No biology expertise required
Primates are declining in abundance because of unsustainable bushmeat hunting. How can we enlist an economist to help us understand what’s driving the market demand? Birds are losing obligate breeding...
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Twelve alumni earn Fulbright awards
Twelve alumni of Washington University in St. Louis earned Fulbright awards to travel abroad to conduct research or to teach English. The program recognizes talented scholars and leaders who are...
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