Author: Sara Savat

Fighting rising antisemitism in the U.S. will require a dramatic shift in civility and a renewed focus on teaching history and religion, according to Mark Oppenheimer, at the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis. “The humanities don’t inoculate against hatred, but they give us the tools to fight it.”

Adolescent and young adult development expert Bronwyn Nichols Lodato, in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, will serve as a member of the U.S. National Committee for Psychological Science.

In a recent paper, Panos Kouvelis, director of the Boeing Center for Supply Chain Innovation at WashU Olin Business School, examined how global supply chain managers weigh decisions to reshore manufacturing when faced with tariffs.

WashU Olin Business School recently launched a new health initiative that envisions Olin as the premier institution for the business of health and an engine for innovation at WashU. 

Abram Van Engen, chair of the Department of English in Arts & Sciences, has been named the next director of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics. Van Engen has published widely on religion and literature.

Mark Valeri, director of WashU’s John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, received the American Society of Church History’s annual award for best book on Christianity’s history by a North American scholar.

An analysis of Yelp’s “Black-owned business” search function by Oren Reshef at Olin Business School shows revealing business owners’ race can boost consumer engagement and sales in markets where consumer demand exists.

New research from the Department of Political Science in Arts & Sciences found that women in the U.S. House of Representatives are more likely to emphasize their home districts.

A new study by Tarek Ghani, at WashU Olin Business School, found that, despite their lack of tech literacy, women in Afghanistan were able to use funds delivered directly to their phones to purchase food and other necessities.

Cindy Brantmeier, a professor of applied linguistics in Arts & Sciences at WashU, will serve on the national screening committee for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.