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Sociology

Research reveals evolving fatherhood expectations

Fatherhood today is shaped by two powerful expectations: to be actively involved in caregiving and to provide financially, according to research by Patrick Ishizuka, assistant professor of sociology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.
Students

WashU alumni, current student earn Fulbright awards

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Nine recent WashU alumni and one current WashU student received Fulbright awards to teach English or conduct research abroad during the 2026-27 academic year. Established in 1946, the prestigious Fulbright program recognizes talented leaders and scholars.
Social Work

Naseh receives grant from Missouri Foundation for Health

Mitra Naseh, an assistant professor at the WashU Brown School, has received a $612,000 grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health as co-principal investigator on a new project titled “Community-Driven Solutions for Sustainable Systems Change.”
Campus & Community

Creating a safe space

Through her international nonprofit, alumna Jue Jue Min Thu provides displaced people from her native Myanmar, Thailand and elsewhere access to mental health resources.
Arts & Culture

Portrait of an artist

Not a day goes by for Carlo Bruno, who turned 100 in January, without a pencil and a blank sheet of paper.
Alumnus Carlo Bruno draws on a century of adventure, family and the value of a college education – even one that took nearly two decades to complete.