WUJUR Vol.1 No.1
Edition 1: Now in Print and Online
After many months of hard work, WUJUR is pleased to release its first edition! This issue boasts an exceptional collection of nine research articles spanning diverse disciplines, accompanied by remarkable full-page illustrations, and two features of WashU student researchers. We are proud to serve as a platform for these works, which are truly reflective of the passion, curiosity, and broad talent of WashU students and researchers. We hope you enjoy! Released 4/29/25
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Contents
Research
AIRIS: Pushing the Boundaries of GRB Optical Afterglow Observation
WashU Satellite
Recipient of the Outstanding Impact Award
Role of S100A8/A9 Proteins in Identifying Tuberculosis Disease States
Sai Prem
Decoding FDI Inequality: The Bureaucratic Factor in India
Dhruv Goyal
Analytical Explanations of Beauty Pageant Winning Factors
Victoria Li
Salam Meets Shalom: The Impact of Moroccan Traditional Food on Moroccan Jewish Diasporic Identity
Nyrah Dhariwal
Unlocking Potential: Social Capital in Washington University’s Prison Education Program
Colette Correa-Bruzzese
Ghosts, Gays, and Guillotines: Giovanni’s Room as a Baldwinian Gothic
Jordan Spector
Outside the Scope: Tracing the Impacts of Intersectionality’s Shift from the Academic to the Public
Siobhan Davenport
Cripping Literature through Reparative Reading: Gender Disability, and the Case for Symbiosis
Alexis Bentz
Features
Beauty Queens and Sociology
Julia Claire Johnson
Detainees to Diplomas
Yashika Raja
Contributors
Editors-in-Chief
Cedric Bruges
Daniel Chen
Treasurer
Jeremy Cho
Internal Communications Director
Saara Engineer
Director of Outreach
Jenny Yoo
Partnerships Coordinator
Krish Vasudev
Lead Editors of Social Sciences
Lidiia Volkova
William Fieni-Thies
Lead Editor of Arts and Humanities
Siobhan Davenport
Lead Editors of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering
Geneva Burkitt
Serina Cao
Jillian Martin
Lead Editor of Digital Content
Abby Tang
Lead Editor of Design
Leah Hulvershorn
Peer Reviewers
Arnav Ajay Jadav
Astrid Burns
Drew Butzel
Maggie Chen
Aarjav Jain
Nayeon Kim
Maya Mohanty
Sai Prem
Jeremy Robin
Alice Smagorinsky
Vyapti Shahani Subramaniam
Maegha Tipirneni
Don Ung
Thinh Vu
Hannah Wang
Staff Editors
Nigina Aripova
Chiran Nanediri Dewage
Julia Claire Johnson
Tanish Joshi-Apte
Anitra Krishnan
Ansley Lee
David Lee
Joleen Pan
Yashika Raja
Kat Triantafyllou
Regan Williamson
Staff Illustrator
Sean Joyce
Faculty Advisors
Dr. Lori Markson
Dr. Diana José-Edwards
With Help From
Micah Zeller
Generously Funded By
WashU History Department
WashU Student Union
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