Voicing politics: How language impacts political opinions

In a new book, “Voicing Politics,” Arts & Sciences’ Margit Tavits uncovers the many ways in which linguistic peculiarities of different languages can have meaningful consequences for political attitudes and beliefs around the world.

Scientists alter fentanyl, aim to make it less lethal, addictive

A research team that includes School of Medicine and pharmacy scientists has altered the chemical properties of fentanyl. The research holds promise for developing safer opioid drugs that still relieve pain.

Researchers capture how people use Forest Park

A team of Brown School faculty and students undertook a research project to examine who uses Forest Park — and why. The study of the comings and goings in the jewel of St. Louis took on an extra layer of depth when the COVID-19 pandemic began amid data collection.

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The “Divided City” initiative at Washington University awarded community grants to seven recipients in the St. Louis metro area to support community work or creative practice related to urban segregation.

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Jason Jabbari, of the university’s Social Policy Institute, received a $325,373 grant from the Smith Richardson Foundation to examine social mobility and equity in certificate and apprenticeship programs.

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Xiang Tang, a professor of mathematics and statistics in Arts & Sciences, was elected to the 2023 class of fellows of the American Mathematical Society. He is a leading expert in noncommutative geometry, index theory and Poisson geometry.