WUJUR Vol.2 No.1
Now in Print and Online
WUJUR is proud to present our second edition, which improves on all facets of our previous work. Inside, you will find beautiful spreads, a greater quantity of enhanced illustrations, our revamped Features initiative, and rigorous, remarkable research spanning fields from biology to sociology and history to computer science. We are proud to serve as a platform for the ten outstanding student works found within, which we believe are truly reflective of our values of excellence, passion, and curiosity. Released 12/13/25
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Contents
Features
An Interview with Shawn Syed
Julia Claire Johnson
A Spotlight on Dr. E.A. Quinn
Kefan Cui
What’s on Your Desk with Professor Joe Steensma
Kefan Cui
Research
High-Frame-Rate Doppler Ultrasound with Contrast Agents Enables Deep Vein Thrombosis Delineation
Jiaming Sun
Restoring Resolution in Accelerated FLAIR MRI via U-Net Super-Resolution
Eugene Joo
The Role of Active Vitamin D on Reserved Intestinal Stem Cells
Jun Ru Chen
Communicating with the Masses: The Impact of Bureaucratic Autonomy on Integrative Propaganda
Caroline Fong
Too Many or Not Enough: Reproductive Labor and the Hui Minority in Post-One-Child Policy China
Wiley Luan
The Necessity of Cultural Consciousness in Grief Counseling
Hannah Dorval
Unveiling Masculinity: A Critical Analysis of Racial Representation in Men’s Health Covers
Jordan Kim
From Barrie to Branding: The Rewriting of Tinker Bell in the Disney Fairies Franchise
Sophia Garthe
Icelandic Identity and Landscape: The Effect of Modernization and Climate Change on Icelandic Folklore and Supernatural Beliefs
Jane Leavitt
Recipient of the Outstanding Impact Award
From Community to Self-Ownership: Black Power, Gangsta Rap, and the Neoliberal 80s
Shawn Syed
Contributors
Editor-in-Chief
Cedric Bruges
Managing Editor of Operations
Serina Cao
Managing Editor of Content
Geneva Burkitt
Managing Editor of Peer Review
Lidiia Volkova
Managing Editor of Production
Mimi Zhou
Managing Editor of Design
Leah Hulvershorn
Managing Editor of Features
Kefan Cui
Directors of Administration
Abby Tang
Tali Jarmond
Director of Student Engagement
Astrid Burns
Director of Professional Outreach
Nayeon Kim
Production Editors
Sama Daham
Sara Izhar
Hannah Kim
Bera Koklu
Ivana Kolev
Anitra Krishnan
Jacqueline Lee
Sophia Mikhail
Evelyn Nedelciuc
Anna Piasecki
Selena Zou
Illustrators
Sean Joyce
Jacqueline Lee
Chelsea Lim
Margaret Susovica
Lucy Wei
Handling Editors
Lucy Chen
Kate Hemsworth
Julia Claire Johnson
Anika Kothari
Ellie Lu
Ashwin Nair
Jaden Sanders
Nour Abou Shousha
Nikhita Varma
Ethan Wong
Senior Reviewers
Maggie Chen
Rohan Krishnamoorthi
Vyapti Shahani Subramaniam
Features Writers
Tali Ben-Yehuda
Julia Claire Johnson
Kefan Cui
Peer Reviewers
Cherish Amby-Okolo
Nigina Aripova
Evelyn Bekker
Tali Ben-Yehuda
Kyle Chen
Elina Deshpande
Nyrah Dhariwal
Charlie Doehring
Andrea Gabriel
Nishanth Gaddam
Dhruv Goyal
Namya Gupta
Roxana Hernandez
Joao-Cameron Hopkinson
Kaho Hoshi
Ethan Hou
Arnav Ajay Jadav
Anastasia Jones
Rohan Kondapalli
Ansley Lee
Claire Lu
Ezra Miller
Bilal Mir
Maya Mohanty
George Naismith
Jennifer Ong
Jay Pallepati
Joleen Pan
Sophia Park
Melissa Parkinson
Ishan Patel
Haniah Peracha
Yashika Raja
Rosa Sahandi
Rahel Samantrai
Cole Smith
Caden Stockwill
Alex Suski
Margaret Susovica
Andrew Tang
Steven Tao
Dev Tarwala
Marisa Uttamchandani
Blair Wagner
Arya Waza
Jules Wolff-Merovick
Shirley Xi
Jodie Xiao
Yiran (Khloe) Zhong
Faculty Advisors
Dr. Lori Markson
Dr. Diana José-Edwards
With Help From
Micah Zeller
WashU Libraries ScholPub
Generously Funded By
WashU Student Union
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