Policy interventions helped save lives during pandemic, study finds
States that emphasized non-pharmaceutical interventions, such as distancing and mask wearing, fared better in curbing the spread of COVID-19, shows a forthcoming study from the Brown School.
Educational reform should embrace learners’ diversity, study finds
Educational reform should embrace learners’ diversity, provide equitable access to foster attendance and promote student interest in learning through child-centered teaching, finds a new study from the Brown School.
Seelinger helps draft new ICC policy on gender crimes
Kim Thuy Seelinger, a research associate professor at the Brown School and visiting professor at the School of Law, led the review and drafting process for the International Criminal Court Office of the Prosecutor’s new policy on gender-based crimes.
Galupo installed as inaugural Audre Lorde Distinguished Professor
The Brown School’s Paz Galupo, whose research focuses on the intersection of sexual orientation and gender identity, has been installed as the Audre Lorde Distinguished Professor in Sexual Health & Education.
Iannotti wins scientific excellence award
Lora Iannotti, a professor at the Brown School, has been named recipient of the 2022 Board for International Food and Agricultural Development Award for Scientific Excellence in a Feed the Future Innovation Lab.
School of Law tax clinic helps St. Louis woman keep her home
Students and faculty working with the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic at the Washington University School of Law were able to help a St. Louis woman reduce her tax debt and keep her house.
Open enrollment privacy concerns
During this open enrollment season, parents should consider privacy implications when adding their adult children to their health insurance plan, said a health insurance expert at Washington University in St. Louis.
Frick Initiative supports civil discourse
Funding remains available for projects aimed at furthering understanding of civil discourse, free speech and personal responsibility through the university’s Frick Initiative.
Student addresses Sierra Leone HIV epidemic in Lancet
Samuel Kizito, a PhD student in public health sciences at the Brown School, co-authored a correspondence published in The Lancet addressing the HIV epidemic among adolescents in Sierra Leone.
Dresser wins 2023 Bioethics Founders’ Award
Rebecca Dresser, the Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law Emerita, has been named recipient of the 2023 Bioethics Founders’ Award, presented by The Hastings Center.
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