(C) The Conversation This story was originally published by The Conversation and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis on The Conversation [1] ['Abram Van Engen', 'Adia Harvey Wingfield', 'Andrew Reeves', 'Caitlyn Collins', 'Calvin K. Lai', 'Carl Craver', 'Cody Musselman', 'David Cunningham', 'Jessica Rosenfeld', 'John Bowen'] Date: 2023-05-19 12:39:41+00:00 Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images May 19, 2023 Parasitic infections hit the health of low-income Black communities where states have neglected sewage systems Though many Americans believe that parasitic infections exist in poorer countries, research shows that the problem exists in the US and has a higher impact in communities of color. Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images January 5, 2023 Making sweat feel spiritual didn’t start with SoulCycle – a religion scholar explains Fitness and religion make a potent combination, one people have explored for centuries. kali9/E+ via Getty Images January 5, 2023 Diversity of US workplaces is growing in terms of race, ethnicity and age – forcing more employers to be flexible Employers need good strategies to hire and retain more workers of color and older workers. The mandatory diversity training and requisite skills tests many of them now rely on don’t measure up. scaliger/iStock via Getty Images Plus December 19, 2022 Why is astronomy a science but astrology is not? Astrology and astronomy were once practiced side by side by scientists like Galileo and Kepler. And they’re more similar than you might think. Jonathan Kirn via Getty Images December 8, 2022 White teachers often talk about Black students in racially coded ways Though difficult to pinpoint, white educators often put forth stereotypes when they discuss Black students among themselves, new research has found. Glynnis Jones / Shutterstock.com September 22, 2017 Should America be the world’s cop? What the experts say Most Americans don’t want the United States to be the world’s policeman. Do the experts agree? AP Photo/Reed Saxon March 17, 2017 Reagan called America a ‘city on a hill’ because taxpayers funded the humanities Trump’s budget would eliminate the National Endowment for the Humanities, breaking a tradition of funding humanities scholarship that goes back to the nation’s founding. [END] --- [1] Url: https://theconversation.com/institutions/arts-and-sciences-at-washington-university-in-st-louis-5659 Published and (C) by The Conversation Content appears here under this condition or license: Creative Commons CC BY-ND 4.0. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/theconversation/