Perspectives

T.R. Kidder, PhD, chair of anthropology in Arts & Sciences, talks about his research into how changes in the environment shape people — and how the reverse is also true — for a “People Behind the Science” podcast.

Leslie Laskey, an artist and professor emeritus, helps launch the new arts and culture podcast “Cut & Paste” on St. Louis Public Radio. Laskey talks about where he finds inspiration for his work.

Katherine Henderson, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in English in Arts & Sciences, writes about the multiple perspectives in the hit show “Downton Abbey” for the Center for the Humanities website.

American culture critic Gerald Early, PhD, reviews Scott Saul’s book “Becoming Richard Pryor” in The Washington Post.

Linda Van Dillen, PhD, associate director of musculoskeletal research in physical therapy, talks in a “People Behind the Science” podcast about her research aimed at helping people with low back pain.

Mariah Cushman and Dera Ikeme, both undergraduate students studying engineering, chronicle their lives dealing with classes, seeking internships and daily life around the university.

High school students participating in Washington University’s new three-year program to prepare first-generation students for college share their experiences.

Ronit Y. Stahl, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the Center on Religion and Politics, writes a blog post about the meaning of religious liberty in light of recent Supreme Court decisions.

Laurie Maffly-Kipp, PhD, reflects on the role of faith and church leadership in social and political movements, both in Ferguson and throughout American history, for Arts & Sciences’ “Hold That Thought.”

Larry J. Shapiro, MD, dean of the School of Medicine, writes in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the importance of investing in medical research to make progress against Alzheimer’s and other diseases.