Washington University

Washington University is the latest on a growing list of universities and colleges nationwide looking into the role they may have played in slavery.

In recent decades, climate change has shifted when Missouri wildflowers bloom. Once-forgotten data found in the archives of the Missouri Botanical Garden have become a springboard for St. Louis scientists studying how climate change may affect the survival of native plants in the future.

Washington University researchers say women could be in trouble financially for years to come because of significant job losses during the crisis.

Incarcerated women in Missouri will have the opportunity to work towards earning a degree from Washington University beginning this fall, thanks to a new grant.

For several decades, one of the most persistent theories of Cahokia's collapse has blamed self-inflicted ecological disaster. By studying soil samples, Caitlin Rankin’s research debunks that. She discussed it on "St. Louis on the Air."

In-person classes, fans at sports games and living in the dorms will all return. But most colleges in the region are not planning to require COVID-19 vaccinations.

Washington University sociologist Jake Rosenfeld's new book, “You’re Paid What You’re Worth And Other Myths of the Modern Economy," explores the complicated questions of who makes what and why. He discussed it on "St. Louis on the Air."

As Missouri lawmakers contemplate laws making it harder to vote without a photo ID, 42 other states are considering more than 250 bills that would raise barriers to voting.

Washington University students say the organizations they were once a part of contribute to racism and sexism on campus. The exodus could upend a social hierarchy that’s existed on campuses like Wash U's for decades.

A new study from Gender & Society found that, in states where schools doubled down on remote learning, the difference in labor force participation between mothers and fathers grew significantly, exacerbating the preexisting gap. Washington University sociologist Caitlyn Collins discussed the study on "St. Louis on the Air."