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Patty Jo Watson, professor emerita in anthropology, 92
During the 1960s, WashU anthropologist Patty Jo Watson systematically recorded archaeological remains in the extensive passages of Salts Cave in Mammoth Cave National Park. She is pictured here at the...
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Political deepfake videos no more deceptive than other fake news, research...
Concern about “deepfakes” — synthesized videos and audio clips in which a person’s face, body or voice has been digitally altered — has come from both sides of the political aisle ahead of the 2024...
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Reichhardt wins NIH MIRA award
Reichhardt Courtney Reichhardt, an assistant professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been awarded a prestigious Maximizing Investigators’ Research...
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Richard J. Walter, professor emeritus in Arts & Sciences, 85
Richard J. Walter, a professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of History in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, at Mercy Hospital St....
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Turning bacteria into bioplastic factories
In a world overrun by petroleum-based plastics, scientists are searching for alternatives that are more sustainable, more biodegradable and far less toxic to the environment. Two new studies by...
View ArticleHeemstra speaks about elevating scientific discovery at chemistry meeting
Jennifer M. Heemstra, the Charles Allen Thomas Professor of Chemistry and chair of chemistry in Arts & Sciences at WashU, delivered a plenary address at the American Chemistry Society (ACS) fall...
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Black Rep launches 48th season with ‘Blues in the Night’
Chicago, 1938. Three women take rooms in a seedy hotel. Each awaits a low-down snake of a man. This fall, the St. Louis Black Repertory Company will launch its 48th season with “Blues in the Night.”...
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A conversation with Loretta J. Ross
Language matters. Over the last five decades, few have done more to shape the terms of progressive discourse than Loretta J. Ross. Loretta J. Ross (Courtesy photo) In 1977, while attending the...
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National Academies report highlights high magnetic field science
Hayes High magnetic fields are a vital tool in many areas of science and technology, from medical diagnostics and drug discovery to proposed fusion energy reactors and for the development of new...
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Field Notes: South Pacific
Aboard the massive research vessel Thomas G. Thompson, sailing 1,600 miles northeast of New Zealand near the Polynesian islands of Samoa, WashU graduate students Adrea Williams and Judy Zhang were...
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(Re)Discovering Julia Perry
Celebrated mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford (left) and rising baritone Thandolwethu Mamba will perform works by composer Julia Perry Sept. 28. (Photos courtesy of the artists) In the 1950s and ’60s,...
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WashU faculty taking part in Catholic Enlightenment symposium
Clockwise from top left: WashU’s Tili Boon Cuille, Rebecca Messbarger, Mark Valeri and Christina Ramos. (Photos: WashU) Rebecca Messbarger, a professor in the Department of Romance Languages and...
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2024 presidential election experts
The following is a list of Washington University in St. Louis faculty experts who can discuss a variety of topics related to the election, politics and national and local issues. For assistance,...
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Burns, Franklin named Heartland Journalism Fellows
Heartland Journalism fellows Marie Wenya Burns (left), a St. Louis writer, and WashU senior Alethea Franklin have received Heartland Journalism Fellowships. (Courtesy photos) St. Louis writer Marie...
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Hotchner Festival presents two new plays
Frauke Thielecke, a filmmaker and doctoral candidate in comparative literature in Arts & Sciences, leads a rehearsal of her play “Follow The…” Sept. 17. Also pictured is Zachariah Ezer, dramaturg...
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NASA’s Europa Clipper prepares for launch
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will launch next month to conduct a detailed investigation of Jupiter’s moon Europa to determine whether there are places below its icy surface that could support...
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Harrod named Fulbright Scholar
Harrod Richard Harrod, a doctoral candidate in the Department of History in Arts & Sciences at WashU, has been named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2024-25. The award, granted by the U.S. Department...
View ArticleFriedman Center grant to study experiences of ageism
The Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging at WashU has received an 18-month $136,000 grant from the RRF Foundation for Aging to study how older adults understand and experience ageism. Ageism is...
View ArticleBalloon mission tests quantum sensor technology
A WashU team launched the Dilution Refrigerator Transition Edge Sensor (DR-TES) mission Sept. 24 from NASA’s scientific balloon facility in Fort Sumner, N.M. The mission is testing a sophisticated...
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Wencewicz wins American Chemical Society Award
Timothy Wencewicz, an associate professor of chemistry and director of graduate studies in chemistry in Arts & Sciences at WashU, is the winner of the American Chemical Society (ACS)’s Saint Louis...
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