Proposed funding for child care, early learning programs a ‘drop in the bucket’
Research shows investing in programs such as Head Start can help families exit poverty and speed economic growth, according to Washington University sociologist Caitlyn Collins.
China, Ukraine and the limits of ‘no limits’
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin recently declared that their nations’ friendship had “no limits.” But that partnership has been sorely tested by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, argues Washington University’s Zhao Ma.
African Film Festival returns to campus
The 16th annual African Film Festival returns to Washington University in St. Louis on March 25-27. The free event features eight short and full-length films.
Gender-based violence among refugee women increased during COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated risks of violence for refugee and migrant girls and women, finds a new report from the Brown School and UNICEF.
Senior Zach Wurtenberger to appear on ‘Survivor’
The secret is finally out — senior Zach Wurtenberger, an English major in Arts & Sciences, is a contestant on “Survivor,” one of the longest-running and most popular reality shows in TV history.
Unpacking the crisis in Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine took much of the world by surprise. On March 9, a group of WashU faculty will attempt to sort through the roots of the conflict, as well as the latest developments, in the virtual panel discussion “Crisis in Ukraine.”
Franklin appointed assistant vice chancellor for environmental health and safety
Lance Franklin, assistant vice president for environmental health and safety services at Virginia Tech, has been appointed assistant vice chancellor for environmental health and safety at Washington University in St. Louis, effective March 7, announced Shantay Bolton, executive vice chancellor for administration and chief administrative officer.
Juvenile justice: ‘We are coming up short’
Analyzing data from thousands of young people, Joshua Jackson in Arts & Sciences finds the juvenile justice system is not rehabilitating kids.
Kim named inaugural Danforth WashU Physician-Scientist Scholar
Albert H. Kim, MD, PhD, a professor of neurosurgery, has been named the inaugural William H. Danforth Washington University Physician Scholar. The School of Medicine’s new Physician-Scientist Investigators Initiative aims to attract the most talented physician-scientists.
Novel treatment makes pancreatic cancer susceptible to immunotherapy, mouse study shows
New research from Washington University School of Medicine shows that blocking a major inflammatory pathway in pancreatic cancer makes the tumors sensitive to chemotherapy and a type of immunotherapy that helps the immune system’s T cells to attack cancer cells.
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