Waves of Change
Alumna María Isabel Dabrowski discusses science outreach, the importance empathy and how she launched a career in environmental conservation. María Isabel Dabrowski, AB ’18, combines her fascinations with marine life and behavioral science as a senior outreach associate at Rare’s Center for Behavior & the Environment, the world’s first center focused exclusively on behavioral science […]
NIMH Grant supports mental health intervention in Colombia
Dr. Lindsay Stark, associate dean for Global Strategy and Programs, Dr. Ilana Seff, research assistant professor, and Dr. Byron Powell, associate professor, at the Brown Schoool, received a $666,125 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to study a humanitarian program implementation for adolescent girls in Colombia who were recently forcibly displaced from Venezuela. They […]
Beyond ‘Casablanca’: Tracing the routes of refugee writers
In her new book, “Unexpected Routes: Refugee Writers in Mexico,” Tabea Alexa Linhard follows six refugee writers who escaped from Europe to Mexico.
Gender-based violence toolkit training in Mexico
From 2020-2022, the Center for Human Rights, Gender and Migration at the Institute for Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis, studied barriers that survivors of Gender-based Violence (GBV) face when deciding whether to seek help or report their experiences.
NIH funds McKay to trial pediatric cancer treatment tool
The Brown School’s Virginia McKay has received National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to test whether an effort to improve cancer treatment for children in Latin America is sustainable.
Argentina is erecting a statue to honor the work of a rescue dog
Officials in Argentina are building a statue to recognize the work of Train, a rescue dog who contributed to significant conservation research by a WashU scientist.
Lizards reveal workings of evolution
Renowned evolutionary biologist Jonathon Losos has spent his storied career studying anole lizards in South America and the Caribbean. The small, primarily tree-dwelling creatures, a relation to the iguana, encompass some 400 species, and nearly half of them live on islands.
Teaching beyond the call: Andia Augustin-Billy
In October 2021, Andia Augustin-Billy, MA ’09, PhD ’15, became the first Black faculty member to receive tenure at Centenary College of Louisiana in its 196-year history.
The role of political ideology in COVID-19 mitigation and more
Guillermo Rosas studies the economic consequences of political regimes and the effects of political institutions on political elite behavior, especially in Latin America.
WashU undergrads partner with Tecnológico de Monterrey on podcasts
WashU Spanish students collaborated on a joint research project with students from the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Ciudad de México campus.