Multidisciplinary team secures $3.6M grant to investigate health risks from flooding
Funding from the National Science Foundation will enable researchers across many disciplines at Washington University in St. Louis to advance ongoing research into the damaging health effects of repeated flooding in Metro East communities.
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Political violence: What can happen when First Amendment free speech meets Second Amendment gun rights
The combination of free speech and gun rights makes the growing problem of political violence much harder to solve, writes Gregory Magarian.
‘A well-placed light’
Sean Savoie, in the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences, explores the surprising ways that lighting design shapes our well-being and daily life.
Should States Be Abolished?
American politics have reached a point where a radical solution may be needed. It’s worth thinking about, anyway, writes Stephen Legomsky.
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Researcher for a day
WashU engineer Marcus Foston regularly hosts middle school students to learn about cutting-edge science. It’s part of WashU’s immersive “Researcher for a Day” program.
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The United States of no states?
What would America look like if there were no state governments? Stephen H. Legomsky, the John S. Lehmann University Professor Emeritus at WashU Law, tackles that question in his new book, “Reimagining the American Union: The Case for Abolishing State Government,” published by Cambridge University Press.