Centers and Institutes of Washington University in St. Louis
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[edit] Biological Sciences
[edit] Economics
- International Society for New Institutional Economics (ISNIE) - an interdisciplinary enterprise combining economics, law, organization theory, political science, sociology and anthropology to understand the institutions of social, political and commercial life, using economics as a common language.
[edit] Interdisciplinary
- The Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) - affiliate of the Elderhostel Institute Network. Courses are not-for-credit peer-learning groups. Participants must be members and age 55 or older.
- Center for New Institutional Social Sciences - founded in 1999 by Nobel Laureate Douglass C. North, Ph.D.
[edit] Information Technology
[edit] Language and Literature
- Max Kade Center for Contemporary German Literature - promotes teaching and research of modern German literature and supports collaboration among students/scholars in the field as the only center of its kind in the United States. Part of the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures.
[edit] Law
The Washington University School of Law has five Centers and Institutes, which are mostly housed at the Anheuser-Busch building: [1]
- Center for Empirical Research in the Law - focuses on applying sophisticated empiral methodology to legal studies research.
- Center for Interdisciplinary Studies - supports interdisciplinary legal research and scholarship.
- Center for Research on Innovation and Entrepreneurship - provides law students wit hthe ability to work with intellectual property counsel and provide legal advice to both the University and the wider community. Law students collaborate with students from the School of Medicine, Olin School of Business, the Department of Biomedical Engineering, the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, and Arts & Sciences.
- Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse - collection of documents and information about civil rights cases in specific topics.
- Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies - focuses as a center for instruction and research in international and comparative law to prepare students for a global society.
[edit] Medicine
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) - founded in 1985, the mission of the ADRC at Washington University School of Medicine is to promote collaborative research in the treatment and assessment of Alzheimer's disease. The center also provides a training environment for postdoctoral fellows, students in nursing, social work and medicine, along with residents in geriatrics, psychiatry and neurology.
- Central Institute for the Deaf (CID) - combines education, research and clinical and community service to benefit individuals who are deaf and hearing-impaired. Audiologists, teachers and scientists serve as graduate program faculty and Washington University graduate students gain experience in real-world situations.
- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology - serves as the Department of Radiology for the Washington University School of Medicine. Institute physicians and scientists are faculty members of the School of Medicine, and physicians are on the medical staff of Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital. Multidisciplinary research training programs combine both clinical and basic research.
[edit] Political Science
- Richard A. Gephardt Institute for Public Service - founded with a major gift from former U.S. Congressman Richard Gephardt. Focuses on the value, interest and importance of public service.
- Weidenbaum Center - combines academic research with policy analysis centering on economy, government, and public policy.
[edit] Social work
- Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies - originally founded to provide scholarships for Native American students, the Center for American Indian Studies is now located within the School of Social work and is geared toward the "academic advancement and study of American Indian issues related to social work." [2] The center still continues to offer scholarships.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Center for Application of Information Technologies (CAIT)
- Max Kade Center for Contemporary German Literature
- The Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI)
- International Society for New Institutional Economics (ISNIE)
- Center for New Institutional Social Sciences
- Richard A. Gephardt Institute for Public Service
- Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy
- Tyson Research Center
