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Biologists from the laboratory of Jonathan Myers in Arts & Sciences determined that tree beta diversity — a measure of site-to-site variation in the composition of species present within a given area — matters more for ecosystem functioning than other components of biodiversity at larger scales.

Any fair worth its funnel cakes boasts thrill rides, games of chance and food served on sticks. But only Thurtene Carnival at Washington University in St. Louis offers revelers the chance to enjoy Bhangra dance, dive deep into local skateboarding cul

Any fair worth its funnel cakes boasts thrill rides, games of chance and foods served on a stick. But only Thurtene Carnival at Washington University in St. Louis offers revelers the chance to enjoy Bhangra dance, dive deep into local skateboarding culture and indulge in iced red velvet brownies baked by a student chef.

Amye Kim, former director of capital budget and debt at Princeton University, has been appointed associate vice chancellor for finance and treasurer at Washington University in St. Louis, according to Amy B. Kweskin, executive vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer.

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis has announced the recipients of its 2022 Awards for Distinction.  The annual program recognizes the school’s alumni who are leaders in their fields and have exhibited professional achievement in architecture...

Washington University students and faculty have lifted the veil from its co-founder William Greenleaf Eliot, who for years was known as an abolitionist. Although he held anti-slavery views, he vehemently opposed abolitionism and did not see a future for freed Black people in America.

Students informed school leaders Saturday night that the faces in the mural were painted over and covered up with the name of a white supremacist group.

The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis will present a major new commissioned project by San Diego-based artist and filmmaker Nicole Miller opening March 24. Known for her evocative videos and multimedia installations, Miller frequently addresses themes such as subjectivity, self-representation, agency and race.

The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis will present the first solo exhibition in the Midwest by Brooklyn-based artist Chitra Ganesh. In her multidisciplinary practice, Ganesh draws on Buddhist and Hindu iconography, science fiction, queer theory, comics, Surrealism, Bollywood posters and video games, combining them with her own imagery to present speculative visions of society in the past, present and future.

Washington University in St. Louis plans to construct a new state-of-the-art building for Arts & Sciences, the largest school on the Danforth Campus, announced Chancellor Andrew D. Martin. The building will be on the green space directly west of Olin Library and north of Graham Chapel.