How do we build a healthy and vibrant civic community?
There is no doubt that we are experiencing a time of immense sociocultural upheaval
and division in the United States. Our podcast, “This Civic Moment,” explores how we
can come through it together.
Honoring the past to build the future
Lisa G. Byers draws on her American Indian ancestry to shape her
students into culturally aware social workers.
U.S. drug prices are costing us more than we think
Aduhelm, the first new Alzheimer’s drug in 18 years, could easily become the best-selling drug in Medicare, despite its potential massive cost and tremendous uncertainty about whether the drug even works.
Walke speaks at World War II conference
Historian Anika Walke, the Georgie W. Lewis Career Development Professor in Arts & Sciences, participated Nov. 15 in the Blavatnik Archive Foundation’s international virtual conference “Jewish Soldiers & Fighters in WWII.”
Why Privacy Matters
Many people tell us that privacy is dead, or that it is dying, but such talk is a dangerous fallacy. This book explains what privacy is, what privacy isn’t, and why privacy matters. Privacy is the extent to which human information is known or used, and it is fundamentally about the social power that human […]
Roe v. Wade reflects neutrality that Kavanaugh seeks
During oral arguments Dec. 1, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh suggested the court should take a neutral position on the divisive question of abortion. In fact, Roe v. Wade does exactly that, says a School of Law expert on reproductive rights.
Explaining Cancer
Finding Order in Disorder
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. Almost everyone’s life is in some way or other affected by cancer. Yet, when faced with a cancer diagnosis, many of us will confront questions we had never before considered: Is cancer one disease, or many?
School of Law tax clinic receives $100,000 grant
The Low Income Taxpayer Clinic was recently awarded a $100,000 grant for 2022 by the Taxpayer Advocate Service, an independent branch of the Internal Revenue Service.
Washington University joins newly formed action network
Washington University in St. Louis is part of a newly formed coalition designed to reduce racial, economic and spatial inequities in the St. Louis region.
Following COVID-19, US society at an inflection point
Sociologist Adia Harvey Wingfield says America is at a crossroads. Racial and economic parity is possible, but will depend on whether workers are able to leverage sustained pressure to change institutionalized policies that perpetuate inequality.
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