New research from Washington University in St. Louis reveals the core structure of the light-harvesting antenna of cyanobacteria including features that both collect energy and block excess light absorption. Orange carotenoid protein plays a key protective role, according to Haijun Liu, research scientist in chemistry in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.
January 6, 2021
With her spare line and sly, deadpan humor, Christine Sun Kim investigates sound as a physical and social phenomenon while also interrogating the cultural hierarchies in which sound operates. In her new mural for Washington University’s Kemper Art Museum, the artist and Deaf activist highlights how the weight of history and everyday experiences intertwine to affect the lives of Deaf people.
February 4, 2021
Hedwig Lee, professor of sociology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, was elected to the prestigious Sociological Research Association. Lee also was appointed to the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine’s ad hoc committee, “Best Practices for Implementing Decarceration as a Strategy to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Correctional Facilities.”
September 9, 2020
WashU Expert: An historic opportunity to combat systemic racism
‘Lots of our political disputes focus on how to slice the pie, but enlarging the pie is half the problem’
January 28, 2021 SHARE Throughout his campaign, President Joe Biden promised to make racial justice a top priority for his administration. (Source: Shutterstock)
On Jan. 26, President Biden signed four new executive orders collectively aimed at addressing racial inequality and justice. The actions strengthen anti-discrimination housing policies, instruct the Justice Department to not renew contracts with private prisons, increase the sovereignty of Native American tribes, and denounce violence and xenophobia against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
January 26, 2021 SHARE
In island ecosystems, geographical features such as inter-island distances or differences in altitude may influence how rapidly species split into two lineages, go extinct or disperse. Here is an aerial view of the Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park, Kauai, Hawaii. (Image: Shutterstock)
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Michael Landis, assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis along with Felipe Zapata from the University of California, Los Angeles, Nina Rønsted from the National Tropical Botanical Garden and Warren Wagner from the Smithsonian Natural History Museum received a total of $1.12 million from the National Science Foundation for a project titled “Modeling the Origin and Evolution of Hawaiian Plants.”