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Brown School faculty win $1.4M grant to study economic mobility, wealth gaps
Two Brown School faculty members have been awarded a combined $1.4 million in grants from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to support research focused on improving economic mobility and reducing...
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West appointed provost at Washington University in St. Louis
West Mark D. West, a renowned legal scholar and former dean of the University of Michigan Law School, has been appointed provost of Washington University in St. Louis, effective August 1, according to...
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Religion, politics and war drive urban wildlife evolution
The downstream consequences of religion, politics and war can have far-reaching effects on the environment and on the evolutionary processes affecting urban organisms, according to a new analysis from...
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Sports participation shields against suicide risk in teens, preteens — but...
A new U.S. analysis spanning more than 800,000 students finds that middle and high school students who participate in sports are significantly less likely to report suicidal thoughts or behaviors —...
View ArticleEarly intervention changes trajectory for depressed preschoolers
Depression affects 1%-2% of children younger than 13 in the U.S. and can arise as early as age 3, but a specialized therapeutic intervention can help preschool-aged children find relief from this...
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Winged migration
St. Louis sits on the Mississippi Flyway — the largest migratory pathway used by birds in North America. Most birds migrate at night. At sunrise, some of the weary travelers dip down into the trees...
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Global progress on physical activity at risk, WashU expert warns
A sweeping new analysis from Washington University in St. Louis has found that global progress to promote physical activity — a proven driver of better health — is in danger of stalling or reversing....
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School of Public Health welcomes its first official class a year ahead of...
This fall, Washington University in St. Louis officially will welcome its inaugural class of students to the new School of Public Health a full year ahead of schedule. The first cohort will include...
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Condo-style living helps keep the peace inside these ant plants
Odd plants from a remote Pacific island reveal new insights into an important ecological question: how unrelated and antagonistic partners can form long-term mutualistic relationships with the same...
View ArticleHepatitis C treatment is not reaching some at-risk populations
As the opioid epidemic has worsened in the United States, prevalence of hepatitis C has also increased. Hepatitis C is a bloodborne virus that damages the liver. It is mainly spread through sharing...
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