Book explores how Great Recession, COVID-19 affected young adult identity development
Rather than dissuade students, shocks such as the Great Recession and COVID-19 pandemic can cause college students to lean into their education as a pathway to success, according to research by Bronwyn Nichols Lodato in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.
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‘The Economics of Everyday Things’: helium
Chemist Sophia Hayes, in Arts & Sciences, spoke on a podcast episode exploring the highs and lows of helium, a valuable and nonrenewable resource.
Humanitarian-specific recommendations for gender-transformative parenting programming: lessons from the field to address gender-based violence
We advocate for broader application of these principals to support gender-transformative parenting programming that is tailored to address gender-based violence in humanitarian settings and that will continue to build the respective evidence base, write Lindsay Stark, Ilana Seff and Melissa Meinhart.
G’Sell publishes ‘Francofilaments’
Poet and critic Eileen G’Sell, in Arts & Sciences, has published the collection “Francofilaments,” which is touted as “a poetic exploration of the intersections between Francophilia, feminism and cinema.”
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WashU balloon goes over big
For the first time, WashU sponsored a hot air balloon in the Great Forest Park Balloon Race, an annual hot air balloon festival held in Forest Park. “Time Traveler” was among the dozens of entrants that delighted the STL community Sept. 15-16, 2023.
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Book explores consequences of political conversations
In her new book, political scientist Taylor Carlson, in Arts & Sciences, explores how political information changes as it flows from the news media to person to person. Her research shows that socially transmitted information becomes sparse, biased, less accurate and mobilizing — fueling a “distorted democracy.”