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Trish Kohl, a professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, has been selected as a 2026 fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.

Researchers from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis have released new findings from their evaluation of St. Louis’ Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Program, showing that regular, unrestricted cash payments significantly improved participants’ economic security, credit health and overall quality of life.

How head coach Paige Madara, herself a former Bears’ tennis player, helped the WashU women win its first national tennis title last spring.

Cal J. Halvorsen, an associate professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, has received the Leadership Award from the Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work.

Jennifer Bellamy, a professor and director of the Evaluation Center at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, has been installed as the Shanti K. Khinduka Distinguished Professor. An installation ceremony was held Oct. 8 in Hillman Hall.

Even after factoring in student loan payments, completing a college degree continues to pay off, according to new research from Washington University in St. Louis’ Center for Social Development at the Brown School.

Millions of Americans rely on public assistance programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid to meet basic needs for food and health care. Yet a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis finds that the very systems designed to help are often the hardest to navigate — especially for the people who need them most.

Proscovia Nabunya, at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, has received a $5 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health toward efforts to streamline mental health treatment and HIV medication support for adolescents living with HIV in rural Uganda.

The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis is deepening its engagement with the St. Louis community through a new initiative that connects university expertise with residents, community organizations and industry partners.

When it comes to curbing gun violence in America, the field of public health should consider focusing less on the guns themselves and more on the human emotions that make people reach for guns in the first place, says a researcher from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.