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Statistically sound
A National Science Foundation-funded workshop recently brought more than 75 statistics researchers to Washington University in St. Louis. This was the third consecutive year that the event has been...
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Inside the Hotchner Festival: Lucas Marschke
Playwright Lucas Marschke with the cast of “Florida.” (Photos: Sid Hastings/Washington University) The Brooksfield family is determined to take a trip. Nothing will stop them — not the blizzard, not...
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For better multiple-choice tests, avoid tricky questions, study finds
Multiple-choice tests and quizzes are an effective tool for: a) assessing a student’s mastery of facts and concepts; b) helping students learn and retain facts and concepts. While some educators might...
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WashU Expert: The Senate has learned nothing
Christine Blasey Ford’s Sept. 27 testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, describing her recall of a sexual assault and attempted rape involving Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in high...
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Metabolomics for the masses
Gary Patti, the Michael and Tana Powell Associate Professor of Chemistry in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been awarded $4.8 million in two separate National Institutes...
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Staff recognized for exemplary service to Arts & Sciences
Barbara A. Schaal (center), dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences, recognizes (from left) Melissa Evers of biology, Elizabeth R. Fogt of University College, Steven A. Rosenblum of Alumni &...
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Arts & Sciences faculty recognized for excellence in teaching and service
Barbara A. Schaal, dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, presented the annual Arts & Sciences faculty awards at a Sept. 12 reception in Ridgley Hall’s...
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Wanzo on black visual mourning
Rebecca Wanzo, associate professor of women, gender and sexuality studies in Arts & Sciences, will examine the work of artist Sanford Biggers as part of a panel discussion titled “Re: Black Visual...
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Time travel with bat guano
Bajo los Indios Cave in Costa Rica has been home to bats for thousands of years. A cache of bat guano on its floor can provide valuable information about local vegetative history. (Image: J. Leighton...
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White Americans see many immigrants as ‘illegal’ until proven otherwise,...
Fueled by political rhetoric evoking dangerous criminal immigrants, many white Americans assume low-status immigrants from Mexico, El Salvador, Syria, Somalia and other countries President Donald Trump...
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Psychology Building to be named in honor of Somers family
Alumni and longtime Washington University supporters Nick and Barrie Somers have made a significant commitment to the university for long-range capital needs. In recognition, the Psychology Building —...
View ArticleMonkey DNA may solve mysteries, help conservation
In the 1980s, a group of Peters’ Angolan colobus monkeys (Colobus angolensis palliatus) were brought to the United States from East Africa. This “founding population” became the first generation of...
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‘Playful, fun and kind of dangerous’
Kelley Abell as Riff-Raff. (All photos: Danny Reise/Washington University) Before the umbrellas and the flying toast, before the fan rituals and midnight screenings, before “picture” elbowed its way...
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Agri-Food lecture series continues with talk on food, fascism Oct. 19
The Agri-Food Workshop fall lecture series resumes this week as two Washington University in St. Louis history faculty members deliver a presentation on “Food and Fascism in Germany and France” at 2...
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Checking in with the Class of 2021
A lot has changed for international student Astrella Sjarfi of Jakarta, Indonesia, and football player Tim Tague of Orinda, Calif., since they each shot a second of video during their first 40 days at...
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Finding your bear-ings: New students chronicle their first days on campus
What’s it like to be a member of the Washington University in St. Louis Class of 2022? First-year students Ella Holman, who is a dancer and member of the Deneb STARS, and Marissa Kalkar, a soccer...
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Obituary: Richard Yang, professor emeritus, 93
Richard Yang, professor emeritus of East Asian languages and cultures in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. He was 93. Born in...
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Arts & Sciences faculty recognized for excellence in teaching and service
Barbara A. Schaal, dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, presented the annual Arts & Sciences faculty awards at a Sept. 12 reception in Ridgley Hall’s...
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Heavy metals control the ‘breath’ of wetlands
The wind in the willows might be the sound of the wetlands breathing. Respiring bacteria at the water’s edge create greenhouse gasses like methane and nitrous oxide. Scientists from cross disciplines...
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Electricity in Martian dust storms helps to form perchlorates
The zip of electricity in Martian dust storms helps to form the huge amounts of perchlorate found in the planet’s soils, according to new research from Washington University in St. Louis. Alian Wang...
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