WashU Experts

A dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court over the Video Privacy Protection Act could have significant implications for surveillance-based advertising and the future of internet privacy, says Neil Richards, a privacy law expert at Washington University in St. Louis.

The United States imposed sweeping new sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) Oct. 9, following up on sanctions imposed last year. They are threatening academic freedom, limiting opportunities for law students and making it harder for scholars to engage with international legal institutions, WashU law professor Leila Sadat argues.

Amazon’s introduction of smart glasses for its delivery drivers raises significant questions about privacy, workplace surveillance and the normalization of continuously recording technology, says WashU Law professor Neil Richards.

Philip R. O. Payne, the inaugural chief health AI officer for WashU Medicine and BJC Health, helps explain what artificial intelligence can and can’t do in healthcare and why trust, training and human judgment remain essential.

Book bans erase more than stories. They can erase histories and threaten students’ identities, says the Brown School’s Sheretta Butler-Barnes.

WashU Medicine allergist and immunologist Maya Jerath, MD, PhD, has treated over 650 patients with alpha-gal, a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction triggered by tick bites — and the prevalence is increasing rapidly, she says.

As climate change brings more extreme weather events, strengthening families before disasters strike can help protect children’s health and well-being, says Mary McKay, professor at the WashU Brown and an expert on child mental health.

The Brown School’s Vanessa Fabbre discusses the field of queer gerontology and why supporting the researchers who study LGBTQ+ aging is an important part of the work.

The FTC’s deals with major drug middlemen may not do enough to lower what patients and employers pay for prescription drugs, said WashU Law’s Rachel Sachs.

September is Suicide Prevention Month, and WashU expert Ryan Lindsay is emphasizing a simple message: You don’t have to be a mental health professional to help someone who may be struggling.