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We foster exploration, growth, and resilience through diverse learning and experiential opportunities. Tell us what you're curious about, and we'll help you make your mark:
Historic Gingko Allée: This group of Ginkgos forms a historic allée that was part of the original 1927 Cope and Stewardson Plan for the University campus. In the fall, students gather around the allée to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the synchronous falling leaves.
Expand Your World.
We apply critical and creative thinking beyond the task at hand, testing new approaches to challenges facing our world. Tell us what you’re curious about, and we’ll help you make your mark:
From Anthropology: Ugyan Drodulling in the Buddhist community of Nubri, Nepal, is the first home for the elderly in this Himalayan Valley. It opened in response to the outmigration of young people for education and employment.
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ARTS & SCIENCES brings together people who value discovery, engagement, and action. Tell us what you're curious about, and we'll help you make your mark:
From Psychological and Brain Sciences: Researchers in the Cognitive Control and Psychopathology Lab are combining electrical brain recording and mathematical models to understand why individuals think and behave differently.
At the intersection of it all
We’re motivated by a desire to discover solutions to big problems. Tell us what you’re curious about, and we’ll help you make your mark:
From Biology: The Plant Disease team at Tyson Research Center uses their Robotany automated imaging apparatus to collect high-spatial-resolution data on plants, including damage by pathogens and herbivores.
Our programs live: at the intersection of it all
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A Transformative Decade: Convergence, Creativity, Community
We are finding new ways to tell our story and create a lasting impact on the world. Welcome to the decade of Arts & Sciences.
Explore the College of Arts & Sciences
We know that breakthroughs—scientific or creative, academic or personal—happen when ideas collide. At the intersection of it all is the College of Arts & Sciences—a school with no limits on what you can study, learn, and achieve.
Student Spotlight: Community Engagement
Three recent Arts & Sciences graduates share their experiences with community-engaged courses at Washington University. The courses took students outside of the classroom to work directly on local environmental advocacy, women's health issues, and more.announcements
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Featured Podcast:
Climate literacy
In the first episode of “It’s Getting Hot in Here,” a podcast created by the Washington University Climate Change Program, student hosts Lara Briggs, Sejal Rajamani, and Julian McCall are joined by Cassie Power and Amanda Albert to discuss climate literacy.
The ‘life-changing’ power of Arts & Sciences programs for high school students
High schoolers have many opportunities to work with Arts & Sciences faculty members, conduct research, and take college-level courses — experiences that often go on to kickstart careers.
A plant research powerhouse
Step behind the bench with four scientists whose evergreen passion for plants could fuel life-changing discoveries that extend far beyond the greenhouse.