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Class Acts: Kai Radford
Senior Kai Radford started serving St. Louis’ children when she, herself, was a child — reading at story times, helping at camps, supporting victims of violence. A decade later, she is poised to...
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Class Acts: Blake Comeaux
Like a lot of kids, Blake Comeaux spent a fair amount of his youth watching YouTube. But unlike almost any teenager ever, he was obsessed with philosophy videos. “I would just fall down these rabbit...
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Hunting for a picket line
Members of the Writers Guild of America picket Sony Pictures in Culver City, Calif., in 2007. (Photo: Shutterstock) A longtime member of the Writers Guild of America (WGA), Richard Chapman has written...
View ArticleGoodenough, McKinnon elected to National Academy of Sciences
Ursula W. Goodenough, a professor emerita of biology, and William B. McKinnon, a professor of earth and planetary sciences, both in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, have been...
View ArticleArts & Sciences recognizes five alumni
Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis recognized five alumni for their achievements, service and commitment to the liberal arts during its Distinguished Alumni Awards dinner, held...
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Class Acts: Joseph Silagi
Data and running. That’s what Joseph Silagi, a senior at Washington University in St. Louis, is passionate about. He worked last summer as an intern with the FBI in St. Louis. Just don’t ask too much...
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Four inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
The Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, established in 2005 by Yale University and Howard University to recognize outstanding scholarly achievement, recently inducted four doctoral candidates from...
View ArticleSqueezing rocks for science
Philip Skemer, associate department chair and professor of earth and planetary sciences, and graduate student Charis Horn, both in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, have...
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Phillips wins Pulitzer Prize in Poetry
Carl Phillips has won the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. (Photo: Reston Allen) Carl Phillips, a professor of English in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has won the 2023 Pulitzer...
View ArticleBiology students win annual awards
The Department of Biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis has named the student winners of its annual awards. New this year is an award established in honor of Garland E....
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Research finds fathers’ leave reduces sexist attitudes
Experts have long argued that paid paternity leave has the potential to change societal expectations around parenting and help close the gender pay gap. New research from Washington University in St....
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George Pepe, expert on Roman history and political theory, 83
George Pepe, a faculty member in classics, leads a class in 1996. (Photo: Washington University Archives) George Pepe, who taught in the Department of Classics in Arts & Sciences at Washington...
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Motivations for taking the moral high ground
Every day, we face a series of opportunities to do the right thing. Sometimes we seize those moments; other times, we don’t. So, why do we make these choices, and what drives some people to take the...
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Women’s Society gives leadership awards, scholarships
The Women’s Society of Washington University presented the Harriet K. Switzer Leadership Award and the Elizabeth Gray Danforth Scholarship to three exceptional students at its annual membership...
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Commencement student speakers reflect on their academic journeys
The path to graduation day at Washington University in St. Louis took many twists and turns for Commencement student speakers Nicholas Armstrong and Samm Kaiser. Before studying law at the School of...
View ArticleUndergraduate student speaker Samm Kaiser’s address to the Class of 2023
Undergraduate student speaker Samm Kaiser, who earned a degree in computer science and math from the McKelvey School of Engineering and in environmental analysis from Arts & Sciences, delivered...
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Butterfly beginnings
Biologists from Washington University in St. Louis collaborated with a large number of butterfly and plant specialists to reconstruct the origin and global spread of butterflies. Working with...
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WashU Expert: How to avoid mosquito bites
In suburban backyards and at family picnic gatherings across the United States, mosquitoes are a common pest. (Photo: Getty Images) People are most likely to get bitten by mosquitoes during the warm...
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Washington University announces 2024 Great Artists Series
Acclaimed pianist Jeremy Denk will launch the 2024 Great Artists Series at Washington University with a solo recital Feb. 4. (Photo: Shervin Lainez, courtesy of the artist) Pianist Jeremy Denk is one...
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Bogost named Barbara and David Thomas Distinguished Professor
Ian Bogost was installed as the Barbara and David Thomas Distinguished Professor March 29. (Photo: Jerry Naunheim Jr./Washington University) Ian Bogost has been named the Barbara and David Thomas...
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