The impact of gender norms on health

The impact of gender norms on health

The standards and expectations to which men and woman generally conform impact health across life stages, health sectors and world regions, finds a new Brown School study. It’s part of a series of research being done that aims to promote gender-equitable policies and programs.
CSD helps Nebraska add college savings plan for newborns

CSD helps Nebraska add college savings plan for newborns

Nebraska’s legislature, assisted by research and guidance from Washington University in St. Louis, on May 24 unanimously  approved a universal Child Development Account (CDA) policy that will cover every resident born in the state on or after Jan. 1, 2020. Margaret Clancy, policy director for the Center for Social Development at the Brown School, advised lawmakers on the policy.
Has The TA Run Its Course?

Has The TA Run Its Course?

Though the teaching assistant served an important role in graduate education, it has run its course. New possibilities await, and the mentored teaching experience is one of them.
If we are doing so well, why do we feel so bad?

If we are doing so well, why do we feel so bad?

The effective jump-starting of St. Louis will require conscious attention to race, class and geography at the same time we embrace the idea that our science-based economy could be the key to long-term opportunity for a broad swath of the population.
The U.S. News law school specialty program rankings: Is the tail wagging the dog?

The U.S. News law school specialty program rankings: Is the tail wagging the dog?

U.S. News explained that its goal in moving to the new scale was to rank more schools and provide better understanding of the scope of the differences between schools. Yet when there is strong evidence that many raters may cue off a school’s overall reputation and not independently assess the quality of its specialty program.
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