Partisanship, the economy and presidential accountability

New Arts & Sciences research shows that voters are surprisingly objective in how they assess the economy. Voters will actually hold the president accountable for the state of the world, Andrew Reeves found, regardless of which party controls the White House.

Emotional aspects of chronic pain isolated in brain circuitry

Researchers at the School of Medicine have identified circuitry in the brain that appears to link pain to negative emotional states. The findings, published in Nature Neuroscience, could lead to new treatments.

First artificial scaffolds for studying plant cell growth

Ryan Calcutt and Ram Dixit in Arts & Sciences and collaborators created the first artificial scaffolds that can support growth of individual plant cells, making it possible to study how forces such as gravity affect plant cells’ formation and growth.

WashU Expert on race in K-12 education

Lisa Gilbert, a lecturer in education in Arts & Sciences, shares her perspective on how social studies education has changed over the last 20-30 years, why this has become such a polarizing issue and where schools should go from here.

Research Wire

Benjamin Allen Philip, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, received a five-year $2.11 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National institutes of Health (NIH).

Notables

Undergraduate students Essete Workineh and Johnny Yeldham, both in Arts & Sciences, are among 11 St. Louisans selected to participate in the German-American Sister Cities Youth Forum.

Announcements

Parking offers update

Parking and Transportation Services shares important updates on the pending parking management system upgrade and upcoming event parking changes in its October newsletter.

Announcements

Reminder: Harris Award nominations due

Nominations are being accepted for the Jane and Whitney Harris St. Louis Community Service Award, which honors a couple for extraordinary contributions to the culture and welfare of the St. Louis area. The deadline is Friday, Oct. 29.