Perspectives

Carol Camp Yeakey, PhD, founding director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Urban Studies and the Center on Urban Research & Public Policy, offers a response to FBI Director James Comey’s comments about race and law enforcement.

Art historian Marisa Bass, PhD, of Arts & Sciences, writes on the Center for the Humanities website about anatomist Andreas Vesalius ahead of a three-day symposium exploring his legacy.

Lingchei Letty Chen, PhD, associate professor of Chinese language and literature, shares memories of new year’s festivals she experienced while growing up in Taiwan for a “Hold That Thought” podcast from Arts & Sciences.

In case you missed it — or are ready to delve deeper — videos, drawings and other materials from the universitywide forum “Race & Ethnicity: A Day of Discovery and Dialogue” are now available through the WashU Voices website. Check out videos of the panel discussions and forums along with Sam Fox students’ work capturing […]

Mike White, PhD, of the Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, shares thoughts in his blog “The Finch and Pea” about good science writing.

Political scientist James L. Gibson, PhD, of Arts & Sciences, writes a commentary in Foreign Affairs about South Africa’s transition to democracy.

Brian Carpenter, PhD, of Arts & Sciences, who researches the psychology of aging, shares his thoughts on the movie “Still Alice” and how early-onset Alzheimer’s disease affects the woman’s career and relationships.

David Konig, PhD, professor of history and of law, discusses his research into Thomas Jefferson’s career as an attorney on the “Hold That Thought” podcast from Arts & Sciences.

Physicist Jim Miller, PhD, explains how heart doctors use physics in their daily work for the Arts & Sciences podcast “Hold That Thought.”

Gabriel Rubin, a senior in Arts & Sciences, writes an essay, published in Jacobin magazine, about the Ferguson protests and the establishment’s response to calls for change.