Removing ‘blackface episodes’ is easy. Actually confronting racism in media isn’t
I fear that removing episodes — some of which actually open discussions about racist representation — simply goes for an easy, non-substantive approach to harder questions about more dangerous racist logics and practices in Hollywood culture.
Zeng receives award from National Endowment for Financial Education
The National Endowment for Financial Education honored Yingying Zeng, research associate at the Center for Social Development and the Social Policy Institute, with an award for her paper on Workplace financial counseling.
First They Came For Me and My Colleagues: The U.S. Attack on the Int’l Criminal Court
International lawyers and legal scholars sometimes treat the ICC as fundamentally different than other international institutions and regulatory regimes. It is not. It is an integral part of the global legal order, an order that promotes international peace and security for all, including Americans.
Chen receives grant to research innovative treatments for pediatric brain cancer
Hong Chen, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering and of radiation oncology at the School of Medicine, will address the need for innovative approaches to treating pediatric brain cancer with a three-year, $500,000 grant from the Australia-based Charlie Teo Foundation. With the funding, she and her team plan to develop […]
Who Knew WashU? 6.24.20
Question: In what year was what’s now called the Department of African and African-American Studies in Arts & Sciences established?
Scientists take part in Ecology publication
Jonathan Myers, associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, and Solny Adalsteinsson, staff scientist at Tyson Research Center, participated in a Future of Fire Consortium that produced both a scholarly review and a blog item in the Journal of Ecology.
The first Black 4-star Army general deserves a star on the Loop
Gen. Roscoe Robinson Jr. should join his fellow U.S. Army generals, Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman, as immortals on the Loop.
Undocumented Workers Are Hit Harder by COVID-19 but Getting Less Help
The coronavirus will fade eventually, but the uncertainties of today’s world continue to grow. It is more important than ever to build a long-term financial security system for U.S. families, and this system should include undocumented workers.
Athletics announces partnership with Nike, BSN Sports
Washington University Athletics has reached its first apparel deal in department history, signing an agreement with Nike and BSN Sports.
Henderson receives grant to study COVID-19 patients
Jeffrey P. Henderson, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine and of molecular microbiology at the School of Medicine, has received a $20,000 grant from the Longer Life Foundation, a cooperative effort between the School of Medicine and the Reinsurance Group of America, to help fund his research, which has pivoted in response to the novel coronavirus […]
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