Author: Neil Schoenherr

The School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis will recognize this Veterans Day with the grand opening of its new Veterans Law Clinic, aimed at educating students while providing free legal services to veterans.

Tyriesa L. Howard, an assistant professor at the Brown School, has received a 2024 Changemakers in Family Planning grant from the Society of Family Planning. The $84,000 grant will support her research project, which examines the impact of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision on adolescents and young adults’ autonomy over their bodies.

Rachel Sachs, a professor of law and an expert on pharmaceutical law, testified Oct. 29 before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on reducing prescription drug costs.

The Brown School has ushered in a new era of social policy marked by key initiatives in social policy education, research and community engagement.

Enrollment in Medicaid was associated with higher risk of death from a central nervous system (CNS) tumor, with an almost two-fold higher risk for young CNS tumor patients enrolled at diagnosis, finds a study from the Brown School at Washington University.

The U.S.’ D- grade for children and youth physical activity offers an opportunity to address the problem of insufficient physical activity, said Elizabeth Dodson, research assistant professor in the Brown School and a member of the Report Card Research Advisory Committee. 

Jason Jabbari, an assistant professor at the Brown School, along with his collaborators, has received a two-year $225,000 grant from the Urban Institute’s Student Upward Mobility Initiative.

The uninsured rate in Missouri has dropped significantly, according to a new analysis by the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research at Washington University in St. Louis.

The Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging has received an 18-month $136,000 grant from the RRF Foundation for Aging to study how older adults understand and experience ageism.

About one-third of mothers in California were reported to the Child Protection System at least once, but the percentage significantly increased as the number of children grew, finds a new analysis from the Brown School.