Perspectives

Patrick Rishe, PhD, director of Olin’s Sports Business Program, writes in Forbes about how Triple Crown winner American Pharoah’s value will keep rising.

Debra L. Haire-Joshu, PhD, of the Brown School, writes about the gap between research and real-world practice in fighting diabetes and obesity and what needs to change to make progress.

Roman historian Karen Acton, PhD, of Arts & Sciences, discusses what we know about Antony and Cleopatra from history as well as Shakespeare for a “Hold That Thought” podcast.

Gerald Early, PhD, reviews Jabari Asim’s book “Only the Strong,” and what it says about race relations, especially in the context of events in Ferguson, in The Washington Post.

The Skandalaris Center’s Emre Toker talks about the practical considerations in innovation, and entrepreneurs’ common pitfalls, for a “Hold That Thought” podcast.

Roman historian Karen Acton, PhD, of Arts & Sciences, discusses what we know about Antony and Cleopatra from history as well as Shakespeare for a “Hold That Thought” podcast.

Colin Burnett, PhD, of the Film and Media Studies Program in Arts & Sciences, delves into the video teaser ahead of the release of “SPECTRE,” the latest James Bond thriller. He says the film carries a sense of the book and film franchise’s history.

Provost Holden Thorp, PhD, writes on his blog about his admiration for Herbie Hancock, who is to receive an honorary degree today, and how watching him perform helped guide his own career path.

The School of Law’s Karen L. Tokarz, JD, and student Sam Stragand write in a commentary for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the need for, and ways to, reform the St. Louis region’s municipal court system.

Lena Kelly, who graduated from WashU last year, offers some advice and perspective to new college graduates through a column in The Plain Dealer.