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Washington University Sociology professor David Cunningham shares what we can learn about right-wing, white nationalist groups today — and best practices for defeating them — by studying their mobilization during other moments in our nation's history.
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released federal guidance last month, confirming that employers can require staff to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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St. Louis-area colleges plan to follow the same public health practices put in place during the fall, which helped most local universities avoid large coronavirus outbreaks.
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At least 13.6 million Americans have caught the coronavirus this year — more people than the entire populations of Michigan and Iowa combined. But the situation likely will get much worse this winter, based on new research from Washington University.
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Only a small fraction of St. Louis County residents have antibodies to the coronavirus, according to a recent survey launched by the Institute of Public Health at Washington University. This means that the vast majority of people in the region are still susceptible to COVID-19, says Dr. Elvin Geng, an infectious disease professor at the Washington University School of Medicine.
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Washington University is looking at Dicamba at the molecular level to see if there is a better way to keep it from drifting away from where it's sprayed.
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Since March, COVID-19 has claimed more than 2,000 lives in the St. Louis metro. Health officials says that number looks poised to continue climbing.
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Unexplained eye infections among COVID-19 patients have led some doctors to wonder if the coronavirus is multiplying within the eye itself. A team of researchers at Washington University reports the cornea appears to be resistant to the virus but cautions that other eye tissues may be susceptible.
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St. Louis University and Washington University are testing coronavirus vaccines through large-scale clinical trials. To determine if the vaccines are effective, researchers are looking for people who are likely to get sick.
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As the COVID-19 death toll continues to climb, Washington University scientists are testing whether lab-engineered proteins known as monoclonal antibodies can be used to treat the illness.