Perspectives

Lukas Wartman, MD, of the School of Medicine, shares his personal experience as an acute lymphoblastic leukemia patient and discusses how precision medicine can work in clinical practice in a post on the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press website.

Historian Andrea Friedman, PhD, of Arts & Sciences, writes about the backlash against the movie “Stonewall,” and the history of the gay rights movement, on the Center for the Humanities website.

Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton, student-athletes, coaches and others share a video message about the university’s sports programs being welcoming and inclusive.

With the Major League Baseball playoffs underway, this is a perfect time to consider the physics involved in the game. Physicist and alum Kasey Wagoner explains the science behind pitching and hitting a baseball for Arts & Sciences’ “Hold That Thought.”

“Gateway Gauntlet,” which depicts the challenges of health disparities in the St. Louis region through the lens of a video game, has been released. The Brown School’s Jason Q. Purnell, PhD, is lead researcher in the project.

Mychal A. Voorhees, of the Bernard Becker Medical Library, writes on the Institute for Public Health blog about the principles of effective communication, such as knowing your audience, in sharing global health messages.

The winners of the annual Dean James E. McLeod Freshman Writing Prize were recently announced. Arts & Sciences shares their winning projects. Their papers explore an aspect of race, gender or identity.

Anthropology’s Geoff Childs, PhD, explains the story of outmigration and cultural change in the Nubri valley of Nepal, where he has been working for decades, for an episode of Arts & Sciences’ “Hold That Thought” podcast.

Alexandra Barrett, a junior in Arts & Sciences, is studying abroad in Tanzania to focus on wildlife conservation and political ecology. In the blog “Unofficial Field Guide to WashU ArtSci,” she reflects on her experiences so far.

Anthropologist Bret Gustafson, PhD, of Arts & Sciences, is writing a book about gas and power in Bolivia. In a “Hold That Thought” podcast, he discusses the complicated relationship between energy, politics, the environment and indigenous rights.