‘A story to tell’

Since launching in 2014, the WashU Prison Education Project has offered dozens of courses to incarcerated students at the Missouri Eastern Correctional Center, a men’s prison located in Pacific, Mo. Last fall, the project expanded to a second facility, the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Vandalia, Mo.

Transdisciplinary team to study political instability, health outcomes

David Carter
A team of Washington University in St. Louis researchers — including experts in political science, sociology, mathematics and medicine — are among the first to receive an Arts & Sciences Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures grant to study how historical border instability influences contemporary public trust and vaccine hesitancy.

New book explores ways to combat economic injustice in America

How can the United States, one of the wealthiest nations on earth, have the highest rate of poverty among industrialized nations? In a new book, “The Poverty Paradox,” based on decades of research, renowned poverty expert Mark Rank, a professor at the Brown School, develops a unique perspective for understanding this puzzle.

WashU Dance Collective to perform

The Washington University Dance Collective, the resident dance company of the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences, will present “Genesis,” an evening of new and original choreography, April 7 and 8 in Edison Theatre.

Women’s Society to host annual Starbird Lecture

The Women’s Society of Washington University is hosting the annual Adele Starbird Lecture featuring Penny Pennington, managing partner at Edward Jones, at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 12, in Knight Hall’s Emerson Auditorium. The event will also be livestreamed.