Murray Weidenbaum's granddaughter Rachael Stark appears on Wheel of Fortune
Rachael Stark, granddaughter of Murray Weidenbaum and Ballwin Reserve Police Officer appears on Wheel of Fortune.
Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipient Carly Wayne weighs in on how local Congressional delegations split on the war in Iran
Wayne points out how Hawley opposed the War Powers resolution last week but added that his views could change if Trump asked Congress to deploy ground troops.
Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipient Caitlyn Collins comments on 'maternal invisibility'
Collins says these deeply ingrained social norms mean we tend to valorize masculinity and devalue femininity.
Weidenbaum Center Graduate Research Affiliate Lukas Alexander publishes article on how information environments shape political preferences among rural Americans
This study examines how variation in local television news exposure shapes rural Americans’ political preferences about government spending on law enforcement.
Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Gregory Magarian comments on Missouri's Second Amendment Preservation Act
Magarian says when a state keeps fighting about something that has been declared manifestly unconstitutional, it isn't legislating to accomplish something concrete.
Congratulations to our Spring 2026 Weidenbaum Center Small Grant Awardees!
Awards are given for research that focuses on social science and/or public policy. These awards support collaborative research efforts, projects with a high likelihood of prominent publication, and research that leads to external grant applications.
Weidenbaum Center Speaker Aaron Hedlund, Chief Economist at the Council of Economic Advisers at the White House, makes the case for Trump’s economic strategy
Chief White House economist discusses Trump administration economic policies at Weidenbaum Center breakfast lecture.
Weidenbaum Center Director Andrew Reeves and Professor Matt Gabel map food pantry desserts across St. Louis
Their work on the St. Louis Dashboard project and a "food panty desert" map shows where need "far outstrips resources."
Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Gregory Magarian writes article on Minneapolis protests
Public support and free speech in Minneapolis has weathered the crisis better than it played out in Kent State in 1970.
Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Gregory Magarian comments on who’s actually behind Missouri's big data center promises
He notes that disclosure requirements can actually obscure rather than illuminate when they generate "the impression that there has been some meaningful disclosure" without providing any.
Congrats to Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipient and Research Innovation Showcase finalist David Carter
We congratulate Professor David Carter who was selected as a finalist for the Arts & Sciences 2026 Research Innovation Showcase. Professor Carter will present his research on "State-Centric and State-Facilitated Territorial Threats: How Citizens Evaluate Territorial Claims."
Weidenbaum Center Speaker Sandro Galea comments on how a year of RFK has changed American science
Galea says some of MAHAs ideas will end up hurting people.