Scores of firms across the country have cited artificial intelligence as a reason for laying off workers, but experts say this misunderstands AI’s utility.

Join us in recognizing the achievements and memories of faculty members who are closing out their careers in Arts & Sciences.

New research from Washington University in St. Louis examines how workers’ perceptions of artificial intelligence (AI) have shaped their response to the emerging technology. The research also highlights how these differing responses could affect long-term career trajectories.

Martín García-Vázquez, Guanyi Wang, Ismael Mourifié, Ping Wang, and Rudolph Chan are Spring 2026 Weidenbaum Center Small Grant Awardees.

MNI spoke with Wash U economist Yongseok Shin about AI's chilling effect on hiring this year

Congratulations to our Fall 2025 Weidenbaum Center Small Grant Awardees!

If you happened to be in New York City last weekend, perhaps you saw a Times Square billboard promoting a very WashU pastime: Student Life Games. There, smiling from the 55-by-31-foot digital display, were crossword creators and founders of the newspaper’s games page, recent graduate Alex Nickel (Economics Alumni) and sophomore Rena Cohen.

Congratulations, Rudolph Chan! The Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy has awarded a total of $135,000 to support four exceptional PhD students in Political Science, Economics, and Sociology through the 2025–2026 Weidenbaum Graduate Fellowship.