Race, income and voting access
As the U.S. once again prepares for national elections, we hope that voters in the St. Louis region will join with elections administrators in strengthening our democratic processes. On election day, it is critical that we all work to note and report voting process barriers.
Why Hong Kong’s status as a global financial centre is perfectly safe and secure
Concerns about the future of Hong Kong as China’s global financial centre are misplaced. Its financial firms and financiers are the jewels of China’s access to global financial markets. China’s leaders will never undermine that.
WashU Expert: Freedom of speech, the NBA and China
Under principles of free speech, anyone — such as Chinese state television — is entitled to hold their view of anything, including the scope of freedom of speech, says Gregory Magarian, as Constitutional law expert at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.
How dishonesty drains you
Our research implies that even small acts of dishonesty can go a long way, leaving ripple effects that may undermine a fundamental building block of our humanity: social connection.
Race, income and voting access
The location and the physical aspects of the electoral process itself — the buildings, equipment, and election workers — can make it more difficult to vote in some communities, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
Obituary: Fredric Raines, associate professor emeritus, 86
Fredric Raines, associate professor emeritus of economics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, in St. Louis. He was 86.
St. Louis curbed violent crime before. Where did we go right?
Indeed, this might be a real moment of opportunity to replicate the previous success, as we currently have new leadership in key agencies who are again looking for partnered and collaborative solutions.
Prevention Research Center to work toward preventing obesity
The Prevention Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis has been awarded a $3.8 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to lead a broad effort to better practice evidence-based policies to improve health.
Intervention in Uganda aims to stem HIV through economic empowerment for women
Nearly 1,000 women engaged in sex work in Uganda are being provided with savings accounts, financial literacy skills and vocational training in a study currently underway by researchers from the Brown School.
Sports: An American obsession
Sports fandom — often more than religious, political or regional affiliation — determines how millions of Americans define themselves. In his new book, “We Average Unbeautiful Watchers: Fan Narratives and the Reading of American Sports,” Noah Cohan, lecturer in American Culture Studies in Arts & Sciences, focuses on sports culture as narrative.
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