‘Puzder believes in hard work, opportunities and open dialogue’
Nancy Staudt, dean of the School of Law, writes a column in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reflecting on alumnus Andrew Puzder, the nominee for secretary of labor, arguing he’d be a good voice to lead the agency.
‘A cortical cartographer’s journey: Q&A with David Van Essen’
David Van Essen, of the School of Medicine, talks about how he came to study the cerebral cortex, the Human Connectome Project and more in a Q&A on the Cognitive Neuroscience Society website.
‘In Germany, parents can sue the government for failing to provide child care’
Sociologist Caitlyn Collins, of Arts & Sciences, writes an article in The Atlantic about different countries’ approaches to child care and the effect its availability has on women’s employment and earnings.
‘How to unite in spite of Trump’
John Inazu, of the School of Law, writes a column in USA Today about how people can move forward and get along in such politically divisive times. He writes that we should see “other” people as more complex than labels and that we can be civil to one another even while holding disparate viewpoints.
‘The birth of African-American writing’
Rafia Zafar, of Arts & Sciences, writes a piece in The Times Literary Supplement drawing attention to significant but lesser known African-American writers of the 1800s.
The costs to run the Death Star
Just in time for the latest “Stars Wars” movie release, Zachary Feinstein, assistant professor in the School of Engineering & Applied Science, comments on his blog, “Fictionomics,” about an analysis of what it would cost to operate the Death Star.
‘Moonlight: the beautiful queerness of blackness’
Jeffrey McCune, of Arts & Sciences, is a scholar of race and sexuality studies. On the Center for the Humanities website, McCune offers insights about what the acclaimed film “Moonlight” says about black masculinity.
ER doctor publishes science fiction novel
Brian Cohn, MD, of the Division of Emergency Medicine at the School of Medicine, recently published his first novel, a science fiction mystery titled “The Last Detective.”
A look at the life of an anthropology graduate student
Edward Henry, a graduate student in anthropology in Arts & Sciences, talks about his research into shifts in organizations and what got him started down this career path.
Rishe on NFL’s TV ratings decline
Patrick Rishe, director of the Sports Business Program at Olin, writes in Forbes about what may be driving the decline in TV ratings for NFL games this year.
View More Stories