McDonnell Scholars blog ahead of Beijing symposium
Washington University in St. Louis and its 34 partner universities that comprise the McDonnell International Scholars Academy are gearing up for the 7th International Symposium Oct. 11-14 in Beijing. The event is co-hosted by McDonnell partner Tsinghua University. The symposium combines keynote addresses, panel discussions, workshops and student Three Minute Thesis competitions. It aims to […]
Trump vowed drug companies would lower prices. That hasn’t happened yet.
Rachel Sachs, associate professor of law
‘The black man who survived education’
Luther Tyus, a graduate research assistant at the Brown School, writes a piece in The St. Louis American about the low expectations many black boys confront in school. His piece is part of a yearlong series, “Homegrown Black Males,” a joint project of the American and the Brown School, co-led by Sean Joe.
For religious conservative women, the Kavanaugh-Ford hearing was particularly disorienting
R. Marie Griffith, the John C. Danforth Distinguished Professor
‘These images of women around Kavanaugh evoke a familiar alibi’
Rebecca Wanzo, of Arts & Sciences, writes a commentary published on CNN about the allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the familiar strategy of highlighting women in his life who support him.
To overcome decades of mistrust, a workshop aims to train Indigenous researchers to be their own genome experts
Savannah Martin, Ph.D. candidate, biological anthropology
To overcome decades of mistrust, a workshop aims to train Indigenous researchers to be their own genome experts
Savannah Martin, PhD candidate, biological anthropology
These images of women around Kavanaugh evoke a familiar alibi
Rebecca Wanzo, associate professor of women, gender and sexuality studies
‘Anniversary of Lehman’s collapse reminds us – booms are often followed by busts’
Anjan Thakor, the John E. Simon Professor of Finance at Olin Business School, writes a piece for The Conversation about the lessons of the Lehman Brothers collapse.
Dowd publishes ‘Stick Figures’
D.B. Dowd, of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, recently published the book “Stick Figures: Drawing as a Human Practice,” suggesting that drawing can be a tool for learning, even for those who aren’t artistically inclined. His is one of many tomes featured on The Source’s Bookshelf.
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