Gun violence initiative event to look at school-based approaches
Harold Pollack, PhD, co-director of the University of
Chicago Crime Lab, will talk about socio-economic and school-based
approaches and strategies for reducing gun violence and why they have or
have not worked, during a keynote at 2 p.m. Nov. 12 in the Clark-Fox Forum at the Brown School’s Hillman Hall on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis.
Morrow-Howell named president of Gerontological Society of America
Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD, the Bettie Bofinger Brown Distinguished Professor of
Social Policy at the Brown School and director of the Harvey A.
Friedman Center for Aging in the Institute for Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis,
is the new president of the Gerontological Society of America,
the nation’s largest multidisciplinary organization devoted to the field
of aging.
Moving, even to more affluent areas, puts kids at greater risk for not graduating high school
Want to make sure your child graduates from high school? Don’t move.A new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis finds that students experiencing at least one move over a twelve month period have a roughly 50 percent decreased likelihood of obtaining a high school diploma by age 25. These associations are identified regardless of whether students move to a poorer or more affluent area.
Art on Campus: Ann Hamilton
Artist Ann Hamilton discusses “O N E E V E R Y O N E · St. Louis,” a public art installation created for the Brown School’s Hillman Hall and the latest installment in Art on Campus, WashU’s percent-for-art program.
Washington People: Enola Proctor
Enola Proctor, PhD, has spent her academic career focused on one
central question: How can we ensure the highest quality of care for all
individuals in need? Her work is hugely important in speeding the adoption and delivery of critical medical care and in reducing disparities in health care.
Brown doctoral student Halvorsen receives three honors
Cal Halvorsen, a doctoral student at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, recently received three honors for his work, including his research on aging issues.
Hillman Hall more than doubles Brown School’s teaching, research and program space
Hillman Hall, the newest academic building on the Danforth Campus of Washington University in St. Louis and the third facility for the Brown School, was dedicated during a ceremony Oct. 2. At approximately 105,000 square feet, it more than doubles its teaching, research and program space for the school. Targeted for LEED Platinum certification, the building design emphasizes health and wellness, diversity, energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.
WashU Expert: Senate criminal justice reform bill falls short of needed changes
A bipartisan groups of United States senators announced Oct. 1 legislation that would overhaul the country’s criminal justice system, giving judges more leeway in sentencing and reducing sentences for some nonviolent offenders. A move in the right direction, said Carrie Pettus-Davis, PhD, an expert on criminal justice system reform at the Brown School, but the bill doesn’t go far enough.
WashU Expert: Pope Francis visit spotlights needed criminal justice system reform
Pope Francis is widely expected to address a range of issues when he visits the United States Sept. 22-27, including the crisis of mass incarceration in the US criminal justice system. The attention is needed and welcome, said a criminal justice reform expert Carrie Pettus-Davis, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School.
Brown School’s Hillman Hall a ‘healthy’ building
Exercise. Eat right. Make time to relax. Most of us know what it takes to keep our bodies healthy. But what makes a building healthy? Amy Eyler, PhD, assistant professor at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, wants to find out. Using the Brown School’s new Hillman Hall as a laboratory, Eyler […]
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