Perspectives

Student Emma Riley explores in this video the history of black residents who were pushed out of their Clayton homes in the mid-20th century as the area’s development grew.

Tanya Wildes, MD, assistant professor of medical oncology at the School of Medicine, in a Q&A on the Cancer Therapy Advisor site discusses how to treat multiple myeloma in an aging population.

Holly Sprow, a senior in Arts & Sciences, discusses in this video her recent research in Denmark and Germany on diagnosing epilepsy and on helping people overcome depression.

Timothy J. Eberlein, MD, Victoria J. Fraser, MD, and David M. Holtzman, MD, all of the School of Medicine, write an op-ed in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch calling on Congress and the Trump administration to increase National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, which supports significant medical research underway at the university and around the country.

“The Modern Meal: Sustenance through Ritual” is the latest exhibit at the Kemper Art Museum. In this HEC-TV video, student curators who created the concept discuss what went into exploring our relationship with mealtime. The exhibit is on display until Aug. 6.

In an open letter to the Arts & Sciences community, Mark Alford, chair of physics, Jennifer Smith, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, and Barbara Schaal, dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences, write that they take seriously the importance of diversity and inclusion in the Department of Physics and beyond. They […]

Pannill Camp, of Arts & Sciences, is co-host of a new podcast, titled “On TAP,” focused on theater and performance studies. In a recent episode, the group discusses what productions are coming soon to regional theaters, among other topics.

Gyo Obata, now one of the world’s leading architects, shares in this video about how he found a welcoming place to learn at Washington University during World War II, when his Japanese-American family was sent to an internment camp in California.

Second-year medical student David Ebertz studies hard, but becoming a doctor isn’t his only passion. Ebertz also makes time for producing and directing musical numbers and for helping with campus sustainability initiatives.

Sociologist David Cunningham, of Arts & Sciences, discusses in a “Hold That Thought” podcast what he learned about North Carolina while doing research for his book “Klansville USA” — and how that history could offer lessons for modern times.