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published by the office of the Dean
of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences.
Washington University in St. Louis
Campus Box 1094
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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to introduce
the first edition
of a new Arts &
Sciences Magazine
in an exciting
format which
highlights stories
about the many
I thought I knew something about
Washington University in St. Louis. I
had been attracted to the university as one
of the fastest rising research universities
in the United States. Now, almost a year
later, I have learned a great deal more.
With 40 departments and programs in
Arts & Sciences, plus the College, the
Graduate School and University College,
I now have a close up view of a tremendous
wealth of talent, activity and innovation
in Arts & Sciences.
& Sciences and take the reader from
astrophysics to creative writing; from the
political impact of modern Italian music
to discoveries in neuroscience; from
developmental economics to new studies
of health issues faced by women around
the world. As the dean of the faculty, I take
pride in the work of our younger faculty,
like Sophia Hayes and Andrew Rehfeld,
who are already having a great impact on
the university, as well as our distinguished
faculty who are leaders in their disciplines,
like Steven Zwicker; Barbara Schaal, who
was recently appointed to President Barack
Obama's Council of Advisors on Science
and Technology; and Susan Rotroff, this
year's winner of the gold medal for
Institute of America.
a special section of the magazine to
their stories. Congratulations to Nick
Yozamp, biology major and winner of
this year's national college championship
on Jeopardy! I invite you to read about
our students' pursuit of learning
opportunities outside the classroom,
like Julia Mellon's theatrical work in
London, Kevin Levine spending the
summer at the National Institutes of
Health, and so many of our graduate
students whose research takes them
from Antarctica to Africa.
to the creation of this magazine. Elizabeth
Deal, director of communications, seized
the opportunity to create a new look
and focus and has had oversight of the
production. Candace O'Connor, an
accomplished historian of the university,
made the stories come alive with her
writing. And thanks to Connie Sulewski's
unique artistic talents, we have a design
and format full of energy, reflective of
all that is happening in Arts & Sciences.
many more stories about Arts & Sciences
in the coming years.
Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Hortense and Tobias Lewin Distinguished
Professor in the Humanities