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Walking, living embodiment of where America ought to go"
Harold Ford Jr. to give annual Stein Lecture in Ethics
Sept. 23,
2009 -- Harold Ford Jr., once described by President Bill Clinton as "the walking, living embodiment of where America ought to go in the 21st century," will give this year's Elliot Stein Lecture in Ethics for the Assembly Series. His talk will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, October 7 in Graham Chapel. The event is free and open to the public.
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Killing Fields revisited
Cambodians unsure tribunals will heal wounds of mass killings, JAMA study suggests
Aug. 21,
2009 --  Lessons learned from research into the societal effects of post-Apartheid "truth and reconciliation" hearings in South Africa are now being applied to a U.S. National Institute of Peace-sponsored study of the long-term mental health impact on Cambodians from human rights tribunals targeting the killing of millions by the nation's former Khmer Rouge regime, says James L. Gibson, a professor of political science at Washington University in St. Louis and co-author of a study published Aug. 6 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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New software provides powerful tool for pollsters and the public
Tracking Congress and public opinion in the Obama era
April 21,
2009 -- Taking the political pulse of the nation has been the purview of pollsters for decades, but now a new internet site called Civic Science makes it easy for everyone. Software created with the help of a professor at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis allows users to track votes in Congress and compare their views with elected officials across the political spectrum.
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Seguro Popular
Mexico's health insurance success offers lessons for U.S. reforms, Lancet study suggests
April 8,
2009 --
As America considers major healthcare reforms, it may have lessons to learn from Seguro Popular, Mexico's ambitious plan to improve healthcare for its estimated 50 million uninsured citizens, suggests Ryan Moore, co-author of a new evaluation of the program. Conducted through a partnership of Mexican health officials and researchers from leading American universities, the study offers a model U.S. policymakers might use to scientifically explore solutions to America's own looming healthcare crisis.
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Violence and social order
Research workshop explores social science of international development, March 24
March 3,
2009 --
Community-based conservation in Madagascar, property rights for the poor in Argentina and trade-offs between violence and power in societies throughout human history are among topics to be explored in a free public workshop on the social science of international development from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 24 in the Women's Building Formal Lounge.
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Happy Birthday Dear George
George Washington Panel Discussion
Feb. 16,
2009 -- To commemorate the 277th anniversary of George Washington's birth, Washington University in St. Louis scholars will examine the legend versus the real man, and consider whether the philosophical and moral ambiguities he wrestled with during his lifetime have modern connotations.
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Smash and grab?
'Politics as usual' complicate push for bi-partisan stimulus bill, expert says
Feb. 4,
2009 --
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As the White House pleads for bipartisan support of a massive federal stimulus plan, congressional Democrats and Republicans are maneuvering, strategizing, nervously seeking partners in an awkward legislative first dance that may determine whether Barack Obama makes good on his promise to bring change to Washington, suggests Steven S. Smith, a congressional expert at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Fighting in Georgia
U.S. policy of 'overpromising' support for Georgia helped fuel Russian conflict, expert suggests
Aug. 12,
2008 --
Ambiguous U.S. policies toward emerging democracies in former Soviet states may have set the stage for the brutal military conflict that erupted this week between Russia and its neighboring Republic of Georgia, suggests James V. Wertsch, an expert on post-Soviet democracy movements at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Is this any way to elect a president?
Iowa's special role in primaries may end in 2008, expert suggests
July 17,
2008 --
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The 2008 Iowa Caucuses may be the last time the conservative Midwestern state exerts such a huge influence on the presidential nomination process, predicts WUSTL expert Steven S. Smith.
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Oil or spoil?
McCain, Obama similarities on oil, gas, energy only go so far, expert suggests
July 14,
2008 --
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The President's call to end a decades-old ban on offshore oil and gas drilling highlighted key differences in the big-oil platforms of presumptive Republican and Democratic presidential nominees Obama and McCain, suggests William Lowry, a WUSTL expert on the politics of environmental and energy issues.
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