Demographics, not bias, best predict traffic stops

New research from the lab of psychologist Calvin Lai in Arts & Sciences shows that a county’s racial demographics, more than other factors, help predict discrepancies when it comes to who the police pull over.

Protein linked to intellectual disability has complex role

Researchers at the School of Medicine have identified a previously unknown function for the fragile X protein, the loss of which is the leading inherited cause of intellectual disability.

Student speakers to honor spirit of Class of 2022

Commencement student speakers Bryanna Brown (left), of Atlanta, and Noor Ghanam, who has lived in cities across the globe, took different journeys to WashU. But on Friday, May 20, both will converge on the stage at Francis Olympic Field to address the Class of 2022.

Notables

Otto Brown, a rising senior studying economics and political science, both in Arts & Sciences, has been recognized by the All In Campus Democracy Challenge as a member of its All In Student Voting Honor Roll.

Notables

Arijit Chatterjee, an architect based in Ahmedabad, India, has been selected as winner of the 2021-22 James Harrison Steedman Memorial Fellowship in Architecture. The $75,000 prize is among the largest such architectural fellowships in the United States.

Notables

The winners of the Big Ideas Competition, which supports novel and innovative projects in informatics and health-care delivery, were announced May 16.

Announcements

Staff encouraged to take part in food donation drive

University employees are encouraged to donate food items for kids to Operation Food Search next week. Collection sites will be available Tuesday, May 24, on both the Danforth and Medical campuses.