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Washington University is a place where you can push the boundaries of what it means to learn. We are enriched by wide-ranging exploration and inspired by big ideas as we create new knowledge for an ever-changing world.

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The world is composed of overlapping systems. My job is to help people understand those systems, to find the places they intersect, and to harness and learn from that energy.

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