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Congrats to Weidenbaum Center Grant Recipient and Research Innovation Showcase finalist David Carter

2.13.26 | WashU A&S

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."

Missourians dump coverage as ACA subsidies end, warns Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride

2.3.26 | Missouri Independent

McBride says 50,000 people potentially without insurance is a large number with state's uninsured population already around 457,000.

Weidenbaum Center Speaker Adia Harvey Wingfield reveals what scholars describe as “occupational segregation”

1.31.26 | Forbes

Professor Wingfield explains that Black women are systematically underrepresented in positions of authority as their labor is diverted into roles that rarely convert into power.

Missouri AG’s census power grab sparks legal fight, says Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Travis Crum

1.30.26 | St. Louis Public Radio

Crum says that we've seen this fight before, and so this is probably the first volley in a fight for the 2030 census to exclude undocumented immigrants

Weidenbaum Center Speaker Pauline Kim says new AI screening tech is creeping into hiring behind closed doors

1.26.26 | Fortune

Kim says if the lawsuit is successful—which could take years—AI hiring tools might be more upfront about what data they collect and work harder to ensure accuracy.

Weidenbaum Center Speaker Adia Harvey Wingfield’s research highlighted in article on black women professors in higher education navigating glass ceilings and cliffs

1.24.26 | Forbes

Wingfield’s research dismantles the persistent myth that burnout reflects individual limits rather than organizational design

Dr. Carolyn Boudreaux warns about growing national debt at Weidenbaum Center event

1.22.26 | Student Life WashU

Dr. Carolyn Bourdeaux from the Concord Coalition urged the WashU community to learn about and respond to the impact of the United States’ rising national debt and its effect on the next generation of students.

Weidenbaum Center Fellow Andrea Katz Interviewed In NYTimes on Federal Reserve SCOTUS Case

1.21.26 | The New York Times

Katz discusses what might unfold in oral arguments — as well as how recent scholarship might apply to the case and on presidential power.

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Timothy McBride says prolonged waits for Medicaid eligibility stress the vulnerable

1.16.26 | KMOV-TV

2026 could present new challenges for the Department of Social Services due to stricter Medicaid eligibility requirements passed by Congress, such as work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks

Weidenbaum Center Postdoctoral Fellow Hwayong Shin explores where Americans get political information—and which sources they trust most.

1.16.26

Data from the Weidenbaum Center Survey (October 2025) reveal how traditional media, social media, and AI chatbots fit into Americans' political information landscape.

Weidenbaum Center affiliates David Carter, Dino P. Christenson, and Krister Knapp discuss Trump’s foreign policy

1.12.26 | WashU Source

WashU faculty experts reflect on the the rules of international law, public opinion of imperialism and the meaning of the Monroe Doctrine.

Weidenbaum Center Research Fellow Dino Christensen discusses how polarization limits power of public opposition

1.8.26 | The Source

While many Americans are unhappy with Trump’s actions in Venezuela and threats to Greenland, Cuba, Colombia and Mexico, Christenson predicts that recent events will not have a lasting impact on his approval rating.