News Clips

Institute for Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis

We should continue being patient in this moment, to do all we can to channel the energies of this political era into the creation of a better world, even when this means working with those with whom we disagree. But, in doing so, we should not tolerate — we should not extend patience towards — the cruelty inherent in some of what has been done, writes Sandro Galea.

Jianqing Chen, assistant professor of East Asian languages and cultures and of film and media studies

One of the most well-known of these tragedies was the airplane crash that killed rock and rollers Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson (the Big Bopper) outside of Clear Lake, Iowa, on February 3, 1959.   As Don McLean referred to in his song American Pie, it was the “day the music died.”  But on that day, luck and chance were also front and center, writes Mark Rank.

Kathleen Clark, professor of law

Leila Sadat, the James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law

Ross Brownson, the Steven H. and Susan U. Lipstein Distinguished Professor

Greater integration and collaboration across disciplines has the potential to improve the validity, impact, and cohesiveness of the Violence against Women and Girls research field and contribute to evidence-based policies and practices, writes Lindsay Stark.

Now, research from my lab and others suggests that GLP-1 drugs could help treat dozens of other ailments as well, including cognitive issues and addiction problems. However, my colleagues and I also found previously unidentified risks, writes Ziyad Al-Aly.

Kathleen Clark, professor of law