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WashU to host two polling places

WashU will host two polling places on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. St. Louis County voters may cast their ballots at the Athletic Complex, while those registered to vote in St. Louis are invited to vote at the McDonnell Medical Sciences Building, 4565 McKinley Ave.

Politics

Gephardt Institute volunteers promote voting access

Members of the Voter Champions Network and WashU Votes, both initiatives of the Gephardt Institute, connect students, faculty and staff to voter information.

Politics

Using AI to fight election misinformation works, WashU research finds

Artificial intelligence could help counter election misinformation at the same speed that false narratives spread, according to new research from WashU and Caltech.

Politics

The Future of Free Speech

In this episode, WashU’s Sandro Galea, dean of the Bursky School of Public Health, and Jacob Mchangama, a research professor at Vanderbilt University, explore the essential role freedom of speech plays in a democracy.

Jacob Mchangama

Politics

Series to explore practice of citizenship

Presented by the WashU John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics. “The Practice of Citizenship” series invites participants to think critically about what it means to be a citizen.

Artificial Intelligence

WashU research finds gaps in Google AI Overview citations, claims

With the advent of Google AI Overviews, Google has unprecedented editorial control over what users read and know, according to Jacob Montgomery, a WashU Arts & Sciences political scientist.

Cultural Studies

Rural America Beyond the Caricature

How can we transcend politics and economics when thinking about rural America? How might policymakers better focus on rural aspirations rather than on rural decline? WashU’s Sandro Galea and USC’s Elizabeth Currid-Halkett discuss the very construct of the urban–rural divide.

Elizabeth Currid-Halkett

Humanities & Society

Government action

WashU students have many opportunities to learn that democracy is a verb.

Politics

‘Let’s see where we can go’

Through the Bears Caucus, sponsored by the Office of Government & Community Relations, student and alumni ambassadors meet with lawmakers, share their personal stories and champion issues critical to the WashU community.

Medicine & Health

The Future of Foreign Assistance and Global Health

In this episode of Ideas Matter, WashU’s Sandro Galea, dean of the Bursky School of Public Health, and former USAID civil servant Nicholas Enrich discuss how assisting other countries in maintaining public health protects safety and stability across the globe—including here in America.

Nicholas Enrich

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