Author: Jessica Roberts Martin

In remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Society of Black Student Social Workers at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work will host the fourth annual “Financial Freedom Seminar: Tying Loose Ends — Becoming Financially Secure,” from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, in Brown Hall, Room 100. The seminar, free and open to the public, is designed for St. Louis community youth and adults interested in building wealth, repairing and maintaining good credit, purchasing a home or starting and expanding a business.

The holiday season, while fun, can be draining. When you add the pressure of New Year’s resolutions, stress levels can rise. Environmental health expert J. Aaron Hipp, Ph.D., says that simply getting out of the house and going to a local park has the potential to lower stress and increase focus.”Parks allow us to physically and psychologically get away from stressful environments,” says Hipp, assistant professor of social work at Washington University in St. Louis. “Spending time in a park is a restorative activity that can recharge your batteries. A resolution to take advantage of local parks can contribute to a healthy, green year. Plus, a walk in the park can help you relax and refocus on New Year’s resolutions that may already have been broken.”

The Brookings Institution and Washington University’s Academic Venture Capital Fund (AVCF) is seeking proposals from fellows, faculty, staff, centers, institutes and programs at both institutions. The purpose of the AVCF is to support collaboration between the people and programs at both Washington University and the Brookings Institution, particularly long-term projects that impact research, education and […]

The Brookings Institution and Washington University’s Academic Venture Capital Fund is seeking proposals from fellows, faculty, staff, centers, institutes and programs at both institutions.

The School of Law recently became the first top law school to allow students to earn both a juris doctorate and a master of laws in taxation in six semesters without any summer coursework.

In the United States, caring for a child with special health care needs usually means higher medical expenses for a family — particularly for low-income families, who spend a disproportionally large share of their income on their child’s care. Yet the amount of financial burden for these families also depends on their state of residence, says Paul T. Shattuck, Ph.D., professor of social work at Washington University in St. Louis. “The percentage of low-income families in a given state with out-of-pocket expenses that exceeded 3 percent of their income varied considerably according to state and ranged from 5 percent to 25. 8 percent (District of Columbia and Montana, respectively).” Video available.

The School of Law’s Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute has completed the first two phases of a two-year project to study the international law regarding crimes against humanity and to draft a multilateral treaty condemning and prohibiting such crimes. In conjunction with this project called the Crimes Against Humanity Initiative, the institute has appointed […]

Representatives from a variety of government agencies will be on campus Tuesday, Nov. 10, for “A Fresh Look at Government Jobs: Civil Service in the 21st Century.” This program features a series of events for undergraduate and graduate students. “In the next several years, the federal government will need to hire more than 270,000 workers, […]

The School of Law is hosting an open house to celebrate the Clinical Education Program’s new leadership, faculty, facilities and programs at 4 p.m. Nov. 13 in the new clinic suite on the first floor of Anheuser-Busch Hall. In addition to tours of the new clinic facilities, the event will feature remarks by Richard B. […]

Holidays and tables full of delicious food usually go hand in hand, but for nearly half of the children in the United States, this is not guaranteed. “49 percent of all U.S. children will be in a household that uses food stamps at some point during their childhood,” says Mark R. Rank, Ph.D., poverty expert at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. “Food stamp use is a clear sign of poverty and food insecurity, two of the most detrimental economic conditions affecting a child’s health.” Rank’s study, “Estimating the Risk of Food Stamp Use and Impoverishment During Childhood,” is published in the current issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. Video available.