Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 and 2021 have been like nothing before. As the Washington University Medical Campus emerges from the intensity of the pandemic, Medical Campus leaders have chosen staff members to honor with service awards for their…
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Cardiorespiratory fitness improves grades at school
Recent studies indicate a link between children’s cardiorespiratory fitness and their school performance: the more athletic they are, the better their marks in the main subjects—French and mathematics. Similarly, cardiorespiratory fitness is known to benefit cognitive abilities, such as memory…
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Indiana School Goes Extra Mile to Help Vulnerable Kids Weather Pandemic
After covid-19 forced Olivia Goulding’s Indiana middle school to switch back to remote learning late last year, the math teacher lost contact with many of her students. So she and some colleagues came up with a plan: visiting them under…
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Sweden moves high school classes online as virus cases surge
Sweden’s high schools will close for a month and students will instead take classes online, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven announced Thursday as coronavirus cases soar in the country. “This is to create a slowing effect on the spread of infection,”…
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1 in 3 High School Seniors Who Misuse Prescription Opioids Turn to Heroin
TUESDAY, Oct. 27, 2020 — Among high school seniors, nearly a third of those who misuse prescription opioids use heroin by age 35, a new study shows. “It is a very timely study given the number of adolescents and young…
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Pandemic acts as dress rehearsal for new medical school curriculum
Dozens of faculty, students and staff at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have committed countless hours over the past three years to planning a new curriculum that will launch in September with the arrival of incoming medical…
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Targeted taxes and school lunch policies benefit low-income populations
Targeted taxes on sweetened beverages and policies that strengthen nutritional standards for meals and beverages at schools may be effective tools for decreasing the purchase of sweetened drinks and reducing obesity among children living in poverty, according to two studies…
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French parents anguish over sending children back to school
As France prepares to start letting public life resume after eight weeks under a coronavirus lockdown, many parents are deeply torn over a question without a clear or correct answer: Should I send my child back to school? The French…
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Back to school in China as lockdowns start to ease worldwide
Children in China’s two most important cities went back to school Monday after more than three months at home, as coronavirus restrictions eased and governments around the world began charting a path out of the pandemic lockdown. Europe’s four worst-affected…
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New guide helps children be emotionally prepared for school
Some children enter school ready to learn. Others arrive with behavioral issues that limit their ability to succeed. Following a selective review of published research on emotion regulation and school psychology, a team of College of Education researchers has begun…
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