Reframing voting as ‘duty to others’ key to higher turnout

New research by Hannah Birnbaum, who studies organizational behavior at Olin Business School, suggests that when people view voting as a duty to others — rather than to themselves — they’re more likely to feel an obligation to vote.

WashU Expert weighs in on Ten Commandments display

Louisiana’s recent legislation requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom is likely unconstitutional under the current framework of the Establishment Clause, said John Inazu, an expert on law and religion at WashU.

Repurposed drug may help stabilize vision in rare disease

In a new study, a team of researchers at the School of Medicine reports that a drug approved by the FDA for another condition may stabilize vision for patients with RVCL-S, a rare genetic disease.

Notables

Arpita Bose, an associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, will travel to Belgium next year as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar to continue her work on the green potential of purple bacteria.

Notables

Brendan P. Lucey, MD, a professor of neurology at the School of Medicine, has been awarded the 2024 Sleep Science Award from the American Academy of Neurology in recognition of his distinguished contributions to the neurology and neuroscience of sleep.

Research Wire

Yiannis Kantaros, an assistant professor at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has received a five-year $591,457 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation to address limitations to robot autonomy.

Ruth Levinsohn Siteman, philanthropist, 92

Ruth Levinsohn Siteman, a graduate and longtime benefactor of Washington University, died peacefully at home in St. Louis, surrounded by her family, June 13. She was 92.