Perspectives

For 25 years, Mark Smith, JD, director of the Career Center, has been helping new graduates — and their parents — cope with the stress of finding that first job. Smith shares his top tips for graduates and their parents.

William J. Maxwell, PhD, of Arts & Sciences, writes in Politico about how the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover monitored celebrated African-American writers.

Corinna Treitel, PhD, associate professor of history, discusses her research on the origins of the natural food movement and her current book, “Eating Nature: Food, Agriculture, and Environment in Modern Germany,” on the Center for the Humanities site.

The graduate student group ProSPER, which created the “Where’s My Jetpack?” speaker series, explores the challenges behind research and innovation in a “Hold That Thought” podcast.

Peter Joy, JD, comments in The New York Times on prosecutorial misconduct. The problem is not new, he writes, and it’s time to send a message that the rules apply to everyone.

Yikyung Park, ScD, of the School of Medicine, writes about the new U.S. dietary guideline recommendations, support from those in health fields — and pushback from the food industry.

William G. Powderly, MD, director of the Institute for Public Health (IPH), writes on the IPH blog about the progress made in treating those with HIV, to the point that many such patients now face the challenges of aging.

Charlie Kurth, PhD, of the Department of Philosophy in Arts & Sciences, writes in Aeon Magazine about worry — and when anxiety can be a good thing.

For a “Hold That Thought” podcast, WashU graduate students discuss the “Where’s My Jetpack?” speaker series they created. It aims to shed light on barriers to innovation and why advances in health and science often seem just out of reach.

The Career Center’s Amy Heath-Carpentier discusses the field of international relations in a profile on the Women in Foreign Policy website.