Wiseman-Jones awarded Leakey Foundation grant
The world’s entire population of endangered mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) lives along the slopes of the Virunga volcanoes, a densely forested area at the border of the Democratic...
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Still separate and unequal: How subsidized housing exacerbates inequality
For years, scholars, advocates and journalists have highlighted the ongoing racism and segregation in the housing market, yet a segment of the housing market — government-subsidized housing — has been...
View ArticlePhysicist Henriksen to build quantum-scale sensors
Erik Henriksen, an associate professor of physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, is part of a team that was awarded funding from the National Science Foundation’s...
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Black legislators talk more about race, and it works
Black legislators talk more about race and civil rights than their white colleagues — and they often rely on powerful symbolism to connect with constituents and drive home their messages, according to...
View ArticleMennerick named director of Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences
Neuroscientist Steven Mennerick, a dedicated mentor and the John P. Feighner Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named director and...
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Jolliff selected for geology team for lunar landing mission
NASA has selected the geology team that will develop the surface science plan for the first crewed lunar landing mission in more than 50 years. Bradley Jolliff, the Scott Rudolph Professor of Earth,...
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Climate reporter Baker to discuss heat safety standards
The Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis will host Aryn Baker, Time magazine’s senior international climate and environment...
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Scientists selected for Mars sample return effort
Ryan Ogliore, an associate professor of physics, and Kun Wang, an associate professor of earth, environmental and planetary sciences, both in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis,...
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Hu named inaugural Richard G. Engelsmann Dean of Arts & Sciences
Richard G. “Dick” Engelsmann (left) with Feng Sheng Hu during Hu’s installation Aug. 30 as the inaugural Richard G. Engelsmann Dean of Arts & Sciences. (Photo: Dan Donovan/Washington University)...
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Faculty receive equitable growth grants
Rosenfeld Jake Rosenfeld, a professor of sociology in Arts & Sciences, and Stephen Roll, an assistant professor at the Brown School, both at Washington University in St. Louis, received grants...
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The Hamilton brothers
Brothers Bradley (left) and Kenneth Hamilton hope to contribute to a successful season for the WashU Bears football team. (Photo: WashU Athletics) For Bradley Hamilton and Kenneth Hamilton, St. Louis...
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$3M grant funds training to harness power of AI for social, environmental...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is investing $3 million over the next five years in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advancements and Convergence in Computational, Environmental and Social...
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Physicist Yuan joins Simons collaboration on extreme electrodynamics
Yuan Yajie Yuan, an assistant professor of physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, was selected for the Simons Collaboration on Extreme Electrodynamics of Compact...
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Precup wins NSF CAREER award
Precup Martha Precup, an assistant professor of mathematics and statistics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, won a Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award...
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Braver awarded MURI grant for attention control strategies research
A multi-institutional research project led by Todd Braver, a professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, received a Multidisciplinary...
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‘The distribution of ideas’
Martin RIker teaches the class “Publishing History & Contexts.” (Photos: Joe Angeles/Washington University) Publishing is both a centuries-old intellectual tradition and a sprawling contemporary...
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Auto workers’ strike could impact future labor organizing
In an unprecedented move, unionized auto workers from General Motors, Ford and Chrysler owner Stellantis have joined forces to pressure Detroit’s big three automakers into increasing wages and...
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WashU leads new multi-omics production center for NIH research consortium
Multi-omics is a research approach that leverages the power of several different “omics” data types at once to build a detailed picture of factors that contribute to human health and disease. The...
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Hotchner Festival presents four new plays
Playwrights Maddy Klass (left), Charlie Meyers and Bela Marcus will debut new works as part of the 2023 A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival. (Photo: Jack Rushen/Performing Arts Department) Matilda: You...
View ArticleChen and Yuan win NSF grant to simulate pulsars at WashU
Alex Chen and Yajie Yuan, both assistant professors of physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, have received a $447,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to...
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