The Class of 2025: Ready to lead
The Class of 2025 Class Acts say the leadership lessons they have learned through their coursework, co-curricular activities and pre-professional experiences have prepared them to be better scientists, policymakers, artists and community members. Chancellor Andrew D. Martin has positioned WashU to be the nation’s premier university for developing leaders of character and conviction.
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WashU chancellor: Our research brings big benefits to St. Louis. You can help protect it.
The future of St. Louis is being shaped in WashU laboratories today. By working together, we can ensure that the economic and social benefits of university research reach every corner of our region, creating a healthier and more prosperous future for all, writes Chancellor Andrew D. Martin.
‘The conservative case for leaving Harvard alone’
Conor Clarke, at WashU Law, writes an op-ed in The Atlantic offering a legal analysis on why the Trump administration shouldn’t try to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status despite its ideological disagreements.
WashU public health experts urge US to reverse refugee admission freeze
The Brown School’s Mustafa Rfat and Jean-Francois Trani, who is also a researcher with the School of Public Health’s Prevention Research Center, co-authored a commentary drawing attention to the humanitarian consequences of abrupt U.S. refugee policy shifts.
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Beyond visual data
Can we ever see too much data? Yes, actually. In some situations, visual overload can paralyze decision-making. But over the last year, the interdisciplinary SAIL lab, with help from WashU Rowing, has explored nonvisual means for transmitting real-time performance feedback.
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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.