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The Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis recently made 19 awards to faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the humanities and humanistic social sciences for its program of faculty seminars, reading groups and writing groups.

Ann M. Gronowski, in the Department of Pathology and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine, has received an award from the American Association for Clinical Chemistry.

Given the stigmatizing misconceptions surrounding these programs, many of those in need may be reluctant to use them. Here are five of the most common myths.

Four students at Washington University in St. Louis have received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, a prestigious award that honors students who conduct research in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering. The winners are all juniors in Arts & Sciences.

University Libraries invites members of the campus community to join its virtual book club. Book club meetings will be held via Zoom. Registration is required. The next is Wednesday, April 22, and the club will discuss “Mistress of the Art of Death” by Ariana Franklin.

The Brown School’s Jason Purnell will lead a response team of over 40 St. Louis area nonprofits, social service agencies and governments to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 Regional Response team aims to help people navigate resources and get help with needs including employment, food, housing, child care and legal aid.

Shyam Kiran Akula, a 2016 Washington University in St. Louis alum, has been named a 2020 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow, a prestigious academic honor for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants who are pursuing a graduate education in the United States.

When the nation begins to turn attention to repair in the wake of this latest crisis, it’s essential to face this history to heal communities and address the many injustices that perpetuate health and other disparities.

The measures the coalition has outlined would ensure that Missouri voters can cast a ballot, but only if officials step into leadership now and temporarily put aside their political differences to protect Missouri voters.

It’s not easy to ask a community or a state to shut itself down, but if leaders use these key messaging strategies, I know rural Missourians can rise to the occasion.