WashU Arboretum welcomes its inaugural class of docents
The WashU Arboretum held its inaugural docent training, bringing together a wide variety of individuals to support future outreach and educational programming.
Silkworm cultivation predated the Silk Road in southern Central Asia
Silk production skills reached Central Asia as early as 4,000 years ago, long before start of Silk Road trading route, WashU research finds
What I learned following a mentor into the jungle
Guided by graduate student Tasman Ezra, a WashU undergraduate turns classroom skills into field research and gains a deeper understanding of what it means to be a scientist.
Lessons from the wild
WashU plant scientists gather research to understand how wild plants handle shifting disease threats, conditions
What mice and crayfish can teach us about evolution
Mice and crayfish are very different animals, but studying them is helping biologist Andreas Kautt, in WashU Arts & Sciences, uncover the genetic changes that help species adapt.
‘Plants get sick!’: WashU scientists, U. City students research plants together
For years, Penczykowski and her team of plant scientists have been studying the environmental factors that contribute to the spread of powdery mildew.
How do stressed-out plants decide when to flower?
A new study by researchers including Xuehua Zhong discovered how epigenetics helps plants bloom when nutrients run low.
The secrets of bunker 46
Inside a World War II-era bunker at Tyson Research Center, preserved birds, handwritten logs and mold-covered artifacts tell a story of science, stewardship and changing times.
New research reveals how brains update their predictions
Neuroscience research can help uncover mechanisms that afflict human sensory processing and prediction.
Provost announces leadership transitions
Several faculty members have been appointed to new leadership positions in the Office of the Provost at WashU, effective by July 1, Provost Mark West announced.