How fear about crime impacts presidential approval

Using Gallup survey data from 2000-2019 spanning across four presidential administrations, political scientists in Arts & Sciences find anxiety about crime, race and the president’s political party influence whether Americans hold presidents accountable for crime.

Three vaccine doses important for transplant patients

A new multicenter study that includes researchers at the School of Medicine shows that solid organ transplant recipients who receive three doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine have greater protection than that provided with two doses.

How researchers celebrate the Earth all year

On issues from environmental justice to biodiversity and climate change, researchers in Arts & Sciences are working on many projects related to the environment. Just ahead of the national recognition of Earth Day, here’s a look at some of their efforts.

Children seek out Waldo amid medical construction project

Every week, children at the day care center neighboring the under-construction Neuroscience Research Building on the Medical Campus delight in playing “Where’s Waldo?” on a grand scale. The children’s book character is hidden by construction workers at the building site.

WashU Expert on Etsy workers’ strike

Etsy sellers have taken their battle with Etsy Inc. public to protest higher fees and other changes the company says are necessary. Olin Business School’s Kaitlin Daniels says it’s the latest example of “workers flexing their bargaining power.”

Notables

Diana Montaño, assistant professor of history in Arts & Sciences, has won the Alfred B. Thomas Award for her book “Electrifying Mexico: Technology and the Transformation of a Modern City.”

Research Wire

A new resonator system discovered in the labs of Lan Yang (left) and Xuan “Silvia” Zhang at the McKelvey School of Engineering can interact with never-before-accessible ranges in the electromagnetic spectrum. The research was published in Nature Nanotechnology.

Announcements

Day of Dialogue and Action sessions now available online

Many sessions from this year’s Day of Dialogue and Action were recorded and are now available to view online.