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Obituary: Maggie Ryan, 2016 graduate, 22
Ryan (second from left) dances with Children’s Miracle Network “miracle kid” Bryson at the Nov. 15, 2014, Dance Marathon in Tisch Commons. She was a leader of both Dance Marathon and Alpha Phi Omega...
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Students receive renewable energy certificate
Five of the seven students who completed the Certificate in Renewable Energy and the Environment this year pose for a photo with Robert Blankenship (left), director of the Photosynthetic Antenna...
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Golden Rice failings not fault of GMO activists, study finds
Famous for heirloom rice grown on the spectacular terraces of the Cordillera mountains of northern Luzon, the Philippines has become a hotbed for protests over the development of genetically modified...
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State Department selects Washington University to host EducationUSA Academy
Cindy Brantmeier (center), professor of applied linguistics and education and chair of the Department of Education in Arts & Sciences, worked with graduate students Huan Liu (left) and Haley...
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Pluto: A cosmic lava lamp
Like a cosmic lava lamp, a large section of Pluto’s icy surface is renewed by a process called convection that replace older ices with fresher material. Combining computer models with topographic and...
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Barch receives 2016 AWN mentor award
Barch Deanna Barch, chair of the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences in Arts & Sciences and the Gregory B. Couch Professor of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine, is the 2016...
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Washington University announces Great Artist Series
Pianist Jonathan Biss will launch the new Washington University Great Artist Series Feb. 9, 2017. (Photo: Benjamin Ealovega) Yefim Bronfman is “a fearless pianist for whom no score is too demanding”...
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Li chosen as Civil Liberties & Public Policy intern
Li Xuan Cindy Li, a student majoring in biochemistry and in women, gender and sexuality studies, both in Arts & Sciences, was selected as a 2016 intern for the Civil Liberties & Public Policy...
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Five-cent chemistry
Chemical synthesis can transform commodity chemicals into complex life-saving drugs, household products, or advanced materials. But this “alchemy” can also produce huge amounts of toxic waste or...
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Lützeler awarded DAAD alumni association’s Award for International Exchange
Lützeler Paul Michael Lützeler, the Rosa May Distinguished University Professor in the Humanities in Arts & Sciences and director of the Max Kade Center for Contemporary German Literature in the...
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Wandering ice on Mars
Scientists using radar data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have found a record of the most recent Martian ice age recorded in the planet’s north polar ice cap. “These radar results...
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Scott named a 2016 Newcombe Fellow
Amanda Scott, a doctoral candidate in history in Arts & Sciences, is one of 20 winners of the 2016 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Scott The yearlong, $25,000 award is among...
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Student Ross awarded DAAD fellowship
Claire Ross Claire Ross, a graduate student in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures in Arts & Sciences, has been awarded a fellowship from the German Academic Exchange Service...
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Obituary: Robert Sussman, professor of anthropology, 74
Sussman Robert Sussman, a longtime professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and a leading scholar on the evolution of human and primate behavior, died...
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Pakrasi makes presentation on sustainable energy
Himadri Pakrasi, the Myron and Sonya Glassberg/Albert and Blanche Greensfelder Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences and director of the International Center for Advanced Renewable...
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XMT 2016: World’s top memory athletes to compete June 24-26
Two dozen of the world’s best memory athletes will battle head-to-head for their share of $75,000 prize money as the Extreme Memory Tournament (XMT-2016) returns to the headquarters of San...
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Raymond E. Arvidson receives the 2016 Lester W. Strock Award
Arvidson Raymond Arvidson, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, has been awarded the prestigious Lester W. Strock Award for his work in the field...
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Vierstra installed as the George and Charmaine Mallinckrodt Professor
Richard D. Vierstra was installed as the inaugural holder of the George and Charmaine Mallinckrodt Professorship at a ceremony held March 7 in Holmes Lounge at Washington University in St. Louis....
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Controlling light: New protection for photosynthetic organisms
Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered a previously unknown strategy photosynthetic organisms use to protect themselves from the dangers of excessive light, providing further...
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Anno wins summer internship at National Gallery of Art
Anno James P. Anno, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Art History & Archaeology in Arts & Sciences, is one of 18 emerging professionals to win a prestigious summer internship at the...
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