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WashU to develop new tools for detecting chemical warfare agent
Mustard gas, also known as sulfur mustard, is one of the most harmful chemical warfare agents, causing blistering of the skin and mucous membranes on contact. Chemists at Washington University in St....
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Creating a federal government
George Washington (left), John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were the first three presidents of the United States. (Portraits of Washington and Adams by Gilbert Stuart. Portrait of Jefferson by Rembrandt...
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Wholly matrimony
Jenna Bush Hager (right) of the Today show chose The Wedding People as her summer book club selection in 2024. Here, Espach promotes her book and poses outside the studio with Hager following the...
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‘A place to develop the work’
Ron Himes at The Black Rep offices. (Photo: Danny Reise/WashU) “Nobody writes plays just for themselves,” says Ron Himes, BS ’78, wearing a slight smile. “You want to get the work in front of an...
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Project will study struggles facing those with disabilities
Rule With the support of a prestigious early-career award from the American Psychological Foundation, Payton Rule, a first-year graduate student in psychological and brain sciences in Arts &...
View ArticleHelping herps in Central America
Tasman Ezra, a graduate student in biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, first traveled to Honduras with a high school friend who promised to help him find and...
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New model from WashU scientists can improve understanding of human attention
Imagine watching a speaker and another person nearby is loudly crunching from a bag of chips. To deal with this, a person could adjust their attention to downplay those crunch noises or focus their...
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‘The Wolves’ opens Feb. 21 in Edison Theatre
The cast of “The Wolves,” which runs Feb. 21 to March 2 in WashU’s Edison Theatre. (Photo: Danny Riese/WashU) “I never said we should take our liberties for granted.”– #11 Nine players take to the...
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Camp wins Brockett Essay Prize
Pannill Camp, an associate professor of drama in the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences at WashU, has won the Oscar G. Brockett Essay Prize from the American Society for Theatre...
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Surprising donation of 513 letters opens window into life of late US poet...
WashU Libraries has received a remarkable gift of 513 letters by the late U.S. poet laureate Howard Nemerov from a surprising source — the family of Nemerov’s lover. From 1972 to 1990 — a year before...
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Jez, Pakrasi named fellows of biochemistry society
The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) named two Washington University in St. Louis biologists as 2025 fellows of the society. Designation as a fellow recognizes...
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Five named National Academy of Inventors senior members
Five researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have been named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Among the new senior members are three researchers from the School...
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WashU-led astrophysics mission lands its spot on space station
An experiment led by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis is one step closer to space. The Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder for the International Space Station (TIGERISS) was...
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Grammy winner Yefim Bronfman March 2
Yefim Bronfman will perform for the Great Artists Series March 2. (Photo: Dario Acosta) Yefim Bronfman is “a powerhouse pianist with a tone of crystalline clarity” (Los Angeles Times), “a marvel of...
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The disruptions of daylight saving time
A one-hour adjustment to the clock on the wall may not sound dramatic. But our biological clock begs to differ. On Sunday, March 9, at 2 a.m. local time, the U.S. “springs forward,” moving the clocks...
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Invasive longhorned tick discovered in St. Louis County
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis recently identified the first longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) found in suburban St. Louis County. Longhorned ticks are a serious threat to...
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Zacks installed as Edgar James Swift Professor
Jeffrey M. Zacks delivers remarks during his installation ceremony Feb. 4. (Photo: Rebecca K Clark/WashU) Jeffrey M. Zacks has been installed as the Edgar James Swift Professor in Arts & Sciences...
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Nichols Lodato to serve on national psychology committee
Nichols Lodato Adolescent and young adult development expert Bronwyn Nichols Lodato, in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, will serve as a member of the U.S. National Committee...
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Carl W. Conrad, classics scholar, 90
Carl W. Conrad, an associate professor emeritus of classics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died peacefully at his home in Yancey County, North Carolina, on Thursday,...
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Bringing expansion microscopy to plants
The way we study plant cells is expanding — literally — thanks to new research from Kevin Cox, an assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and an...
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