Perspectives

Sam Fox School graduates write on the Palette Scrapings blog about the thought process behind their MFA thesis projects.

Elizabeth Haswell, PhD, associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, offers five tips for graduate students and postdocs on how to deal with stress.

German historian Corinna Treitel, PhD, of Arts & Sciences, writes on the Institute for Public Health blog about the movie “Contagion” — and how that term has a rich history but is no longer used in medical discussions.

Matthew Gabel, PhD, associate chair of political science in Arts & Sciences, writes in The Washington Post about Greece’s economic woes and why it will be tough for the country to turn things around.

The hosts of the popular program “Radiolab” sat down with the creators of Arts & Sciences’ “Hold That Thought” podcast to discuss everything from their college years to curiosity to creative storytelling.

Elaine Mardis, PhD, of the School of Medicine, discusses genomics and the future of personalized medicine in treating cancer in a post on the American Association for Cancer Research blog.

Steven S. Smith and PhD candidate Patrick Tucker, of Arts & Sciences, write in The Washington Post about Americans’ attitudes toward displays of the Confederate flag and the rainbow flag.

Allison Bukys, a student studying computer science who participated in SPIN-IT, a campus leadership program for women in IT, is writing a blog from Cambodia this summer. There, she is teaching computer science to eighth-graders.

Juniors Anna Belle Hoots and Megan Magray, interns on the Arts & Sciences Communications team, share their thoughts and experiences as students.

A series of blog posts chronicles the experience of about 30 Global Master of Finance students from Olin Business School, including a visit to New York and its sights and sounds — especially Wall Street.