Author: Jessica Roberts Martin

Magarian”No evidence exists of any serious threat of voter fraud, at present or in any recent election cycle,” says Greg Magarian, J.D., election law expert and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. The current cries of ‘fraud’ focus on the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), a public interest organization that advocates for low- and moderate- income and minority citizens. “Filing false registration forms does not constitute voter fraud,” he says. “Voter fraud requires voting by a person who is not legally entitled to vote. That is a difficult trick to pull off, and simply turning in a registration form for ‘Captain Crunch’ does almost nothing to enable it.”

Distinguished environmental law and policy scholars and scientists from around the country will gather at WUSTL Oct. 30 to discuss “International Climate Change: Post-Kyoto Challenges.”

Looking for a graduate degree program that will give you the tools to help make a difference? Attend the Idealist.org Graduate Degree Fair for the Public Good from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, in the Athletic Complex.

Are you looking for a graduate degree program that will give you the tools to help make a difference? Attend the “Idealist.org Graduate Degree Fair for the Public Good,” from 5-8 p.m., on Oct. 23, in the Athletic Center. The free event, hosted by the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, is dedicated to helping people connect education to a social change career. Members of the University and St. Louis community will be able to meet with representatives from over 50 graduate programs from around the country, learn about different graduate degrees options that are designed to impact the public good and get insights on the application process from graduate admissions professionals.

Washington University will host the Missouri Campus Compact conference this weekend, Oct. 17-18, at the Knight Center. Campus Compact is a national coalition of more than 1,100 college and university presidents — representing some 6 million students — dedicated to promoting community service, civic engagement and service-learning in higher education. This is the first year […]

Photo by Jerry Naunheim Jr.Students, faculty and staff participate in a University-wide Public Service Fair in the Danforth University Center Sept. 23.

Kent Syverud, J.D., dean and the Ethan A.H. Shepley University Professor at the School of Law, has named Pauline Kim, J.D., professor of law, associate dean for research and faculty development at the law school.

“Reforming Health Care: Perspectives from Missouri and Across the Nation,” will bring together leading health policy experts will discuss how current policies must change to expand care innovation and maximize impact; the prospects for reform; and comparisons of reform proposals in terms of cost, quality and access to care.

Distinguished environmental law and policy scholars and scientists from around the country will gather at Washington University in St. Louis to discuss “International Climate Change: Post-Kyoto Challenges,” from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 30 in Anheuser-Busch and Seigle Halls. “The international community is aiming to complete negotiations by the end of 2009 on a new climate change agreement to take effect when the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012,” says Maxine Lipeles, J.D., director of the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic and senior lecturer in law. “This conference will address the critical question of what roles the world’s two largest emitters – the U.S. and China – will play under the new agreement.” The conference, hosted by Washington University School of Law’s Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute, is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

What does the future hold for health care in Missouri and across the country? Leading health-care experts from the Brookings Institution, Washington University in St. Louis and the state of Missouri will explore this issue during a free conference at 8 a.m. Oct. 16 in the Eric P. Newman Education Center Auditorium at the School of Medicine. Speakers will focus on how current policies must change to expand care innovation and maximize impact; the prospects for reform; and comparisons of reform proposals in terms of cost, quality and access to care.