The Quest to Extend Human Life
Weidenbaum Center speaker Dr. Sandro Galea, dean of the Bursky School of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis, reflects on what public health can learn from the COVID-19 response.
Michael Strawbridge Receives Best Paper Award from Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Section of APSA
The Best Paper Award is given for the best paper on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics presented at the previous year’s APSA Annual Meeting.
PhD Candidate Alex Avery Selected as American Association of University Women American Doctoral Fellow
Weidenbaum Center Graduate Fellow Alex Avery has been named an AAUW American Doctoral Fellow, a prestigious fellowship that supports one year of doctoral study and advances diversity, equity, and inclusion in academia.
How AI Is Shaping Higher Ed Communications
Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Peter Boumgarden offers expert perspective on how universities can adapt AI policies and governance as the technology rapidly evolves.
Air Force One is more than transportation – it has defined how presidents run the country and meet the world
Weidenbaum Center speaker Peter Kastor offers expert perspective on how Air Force One has shaped the modern presidency and the way presidents lead at home and abroad.
DOJ Probe Stands to Undercut UAW Election, Organizing Goals
Weidenbaum Center Resident Fellow Jake Rosenfeld offers expert perspective on how internal conflict and a DOJ investigation could affect the UAW’s momentum and organizing efforts.
Weidenbaum Center Postdoctoral Fellow Hwayong Shin explores how Americans' religious affiliation and practices relate to trust in government
Data from the Weidenbaum Center Survey (Waves 1–8, conducted between 2023 and 2026) highlight patterns of Americans' religious affiliation and practices, and how regular prayer and attendance at religious services relate to trust in government.
It was supposed to be Trump’s big legislative achievement. It could be a weapon for Democrats to win in the midterms
Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Tim McBride comments on the $50 billion investment for rural health transformation in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Shiran Victoria Shen Selected for the Stanford CASBS Summer Institute in AI Methods for Social Scientists
The Summer Institute in AI Methods for Social Scientists (AIMS) brings together scholars from across the social sciences for an intensive week of learning, practice, and collaboration in the ways to make use of AI methods in social science research.
I opened a Trump Account for my newborn child — here's how it works, and why I decided to go for it
Weidenbaum Center speaker Ray Boshara provides expert perspective in Business Insider on the potential long-term benefits of child savings accounts.
Powering the next generation of policy-relevant graduate research
The Weidenbaum Center has awarded $45,000 for the upcoming academic year to support three exceptional PhD students in Political Science, Economics, and Sociology through the 2026-2027 Weidenbaum Graduate Fellowship.
Weidenbaum Center Speaker Peter Kastor explains why the 13 Colonies declared independence
Kastor says colonial settlers exhibited distinct motives, priorities and grievances, yet somehow arrived at similar conclusions.