The Record

Voter participation predicts compliance with distancing

Americans who vote are more likely to practice social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic than people with a lower sense of civic duty — regardless of political affiliation, according to a new study involving Olin Business School.

Designing for social change

Penina Acayo Laker, assistant professor of communication design, discusses the Sam Fox School’s new interdisciplinary minor in creative practice for social change and what the design process can teach us.

Student video blogs capture college amid COVID-19

A group of first-year students tracked their first 40 days on campus, one second of video at a time. They captured walks on campus, Zoom classes and masks. And previous vloggers shared how COVID-19 has affected their college careers.

Emergency Management receives full accreditation

The university’s Emergency Management Department has been awarded full accreditation by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program, making it just the eighth university in the country to achieve this accomplishment.