Why are refugees with jobs still living in poverty?
For newly resettled refugees in the United States, getting a job doesn’t always mean escaping poverty, says an expert on migration policy at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Perspectives
When practicing mindfulness can help with anxiety
Resh Gupta, a postdoctoral researcher in the cognitive control lab in WashU Arts & Sciences, joins a podcast to discuss research on mindfulness, cognitive control and anxiety.
‘Immigration enforcement is supplying a long‑standing economic market for prisoners’
Ella Siegrist, a doctoral student in sociology in WashU Arts & Sciences, writes about how federal immigration detention has led to economic opportunity for struggling rural communities with jail beds to spare.
Reports of the Missouri Redistricting Saga’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
I predict the Eighth Circuit will get the message, and if it doesn’t, Justice Kavanaugh will repeat it, writes Travis Crum in Election Law Blog.
Videos
A scientist’s ‘a-ha moment’
Alex Quillin, PhD ’25, talks about the day she looked through the microscope and realized what she and her fellow students discovered.
Bookshelf
‘Michelangelo & Titian’
In his new book, “Michelangelo & Titian: A Tale of Rivalry & Genius,” WashU’s William Wallace explores a mutual admiration, and simmering competition, that unfolded over decades.