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Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Tim McBride comments on Missouri Medicaid paperwork issues

6.10.26 | Missouri Independent

McBride says that recipients don’t always receive the form if they don’t have a physical address or if the address on file is incorrect. And it’s not always clear to enrollees who receive the form what the department needs from them.

Weidenbaum Center Speaker Sandro Galea comments on widespread dissatisfaction with St. Louis tornado recovery

6.6.26 | The St. Louis American

Dr. Galea, Dean of the School of Public Health at Washington University, says previous studies have found links between delayed recovery efforts and worsening mental health among disaster survivors.

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Andrea Katz comments on appeals court hearing in Trump ballroom case

6.5.26 | The New York Times

Katz says the Trump administration has taken advantage of an inactive Congress to rush ahead on a variety of goals, including construction of the ballroom, but also immigration restrictions and other areas.

Research by Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipient Daniel Butler sheds light on Trump’s influence on primary contests

6.3.26 | WashU The Source

Butler says by opting out of the primaries, people give power to the leaders of the parties to pursue agendas that are not responsive to moderate voters’ preferences

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Travis Crum comments on how the Supreme Court is reshaping US midterm elections

5.31.26 | Reuters

Crum said the justices could strike down Mississippi’s law on late-arriving mail ballots but still allow it to stand for the midterms under the Purcell principle.

Weidenbaum Center Faculty Research Fellow Victoria Shen receives the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award

5.26.26

The Ralph E. Powe award is a competitive research award that provides seed money for junior faculty members which often result in additional funding from other sources.

Weidenbaum Center Speaker Peter Kastor discusses how college students can debate changes they would make to the US Constitution

5.20.26 | KMOX Radio

WashU History Professor Peter Kastor and WashU Law Dean Stefanie Lindquist discuss the upcoming Model Constitutional Convention on KMOX podcast. Conversation starts at timestamp 01:15.

Weidenbaum Center Faculty Research Fellow Dino Christenson weighs in as Trump’s approval numbers dip

5.18.26 | HUFFPOST

Christenson says the prevailing approach is simply to downplay unfavorable metrics or sow distrust in public data.

Weidenbaum Center Speaker John Inazu wins religion scholar award

5.14.26 | WashU The Source

Professor Inazu, the Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law & Religion at WashU Law, received Rice University’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance 2026 Senior Scholar Award.

New study by Weidenbaum Center grant recipients reveals when and why political parties engage voters in multiple languages

5.13.26 | WashU The Source

The authors analyzed 4 million Facebook posts made by political parties between 2016 and 2022 to develop the first classification of monolingual and multilingual parties around the world.

Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipient Dan Butler publishes new article discussing 2024 primary election study

5.11.26

The Primary Election Study (PES) is a survey dataset designed to "facilitate the study of voter behavior, attitudes, and decision-making in U.S. primary elections."

Former Weidenbaum Center Graduate Affiliate Alejandro Gonzalez to work as research economist at the Central Bank of Peru

5.11.26

We wish Dr. Alejandro Gonzalez the best of luck in his new role!