Perspectives

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.

Leila Sadat, JD, special adviser on crimes against humanity for the International Criminal Court, writes about the court in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

The team at the Siteman Cancer Center reacts to a report about the likelihood of getting cancer, saying that more than half of all cancers can be prevented by regular screening and smart lifestyle choices, such as eating healthy, exercising and not smoking.

William J. Maxwell, PhD, of Arts & Sciences, discusses “the FBI as literary critic” at the Chicago Humanities Festival. Maxwell also has a new book, “F.B. Eyes: How J. Edgar Hoover’s Ghostreaders Framed African-American Literature.”

Anthropologist John R. Bowen, PhD, writes in Time about the terror attack in France. Bowen, of Arts & Sciences, has written four books on Islam’s interaction with Western societies.

Zhao Ma, PhD, of Arts & Sciences, discusses research on what ordinary Chinese citizens in Beijing thought about what’s known here as the Korean War.

Alumna Leana Wen (MD ’07) gives a TEDMED talk about the importance of transparency in medicine.

Anne Marie Knott, professor at Olin Business School, writes in the Harvard Business Review about innovation and industrial clusters.

Jay F. Piccirillo, MD, of the School of Medicine, speaks about new research on helping manage tinnitus, or ringing in the ears.

Paul Steinbeck, PhD, discusses a book he’s working on about an African-American musical group, The Art Ensemble of Chicago. Steinbeck is an assistant professor of music and a faculty fellow with the Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences.