A team of Washington University researchers, together with other community leaders in the region, are determined to help the north St. Louis neighborhood of Baden create something better in their community.

A new study, published July 20 in JAMA Pediatrics, provides even more compelling evidence that growing up in poverty has detrimental effects on a child's brain. Dealing with this must become "our top public health priority," writes the School of Medicine's Joan Luby, MD, in an accompanying editorial.

Each year, Larry J. Shapiro, MD, dean of the School of Medicine surprises employees with the highest accolades given to staff: the dean’s service awards. The top honor, the Dean's Distinguished Service Award, this year went to Shirley R. Vaughn (left), of the Department of Anesthesiology.

Research led by the Center for Social Development's Michal Grinstein-Weiss, associate professor at the Brown School, illuminates the financial peril many low-income households face in retirement.