Passing the torch
Beginning today, WUSTL is hosting more than 1,000 students from across the globe. A president inspires a college student, who goes on to inspire another generation of students. How the Brown School’s Amanda Moore McBride became a link from a president to a new generation of university students.
Anger drives support for wartime presidents
It’s no secret that Americans tend to throw their support behind a sitting U.S. president when the nation is thrust into a war or other potentially violent conflict with a foreign foe. But new research from Washington University in St. Louis is the first to show that these “rally effects” represent a collective reaction to a specific human emotion – anger.
Flashbulb memories of JFK’s assassination may not be so accurate
Photo courtesy of Library of CongressRemembering Nov. 22, 1963.On Nov. 22, 2003, the nation will mark the 40th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. The 1963 event was so surprising and traumatic, that many people who were alive that day claim they can remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard the news. However, an expert in collective memory at Washington University in St. Louis claims those memories may not be as accurate as people think.