Federal Statistical Research Data Center to open at Washington University

Federal Statistical Research Data Center to open at Washington University

Washington University in St. Louis researchers will soon have better access to important government data in economics, demography, urban and regional development, health care and other fields. The U.S. Census Bureau has approved plans for a Federal Statistical Research Data Center branch at Washington University in St. Louis, tentatively scheduled to open during the 2022-23 academic year.
Law and policy series lineup announced

Law and policy series lineup announced

The School of Law’s Public Interest Law & Policy Speakers Series spring lineup kicks off Feb. 4 with Gregory Magarian giving the lecture “The First Amendment and the Mess We’re In: From the Streets to the Cloud.”
Biologist Dixit awarded $2M to study dynamics of intracellular scaffolds

Biologist Dixit awarded $2M to study dynamics of intracellular scaffolds

Plant and animal cells rely on the versatile microtubule cytoskeleton. Researchers in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis received new funding from the National Institutes of Health to uncover the inner workings of these structures, including how they change configuration based on a cell’s needs.
Mirror, mirror on the monitor

Mirror, mirror on the monitor

Research from the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences asks if our views about our own appearances have changed in the age of Zoom.
An historic opportunity to combat systemic racism

An historic opportunity to combat systemic racism

Sociologist John N. Robinson III says President Joe Biden’s executive orders are an important first step in the fight against systemic racism, but to keep fighting because there’s an “historic opportunity” before us.
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