Perspectives

L. Lewis Wall, MD, DPhil, discusses the “Dignity Period” project and his efforts to help adolescent girls in Ethiopia manage their menstrual cycles and stay in school with Arts & Sciences’ “Hold That Thought” podcast.

Robert Henke, PhD, of Arts & Sciences, has published a new book, “Poverty & Charity in Early Modern Theater and Performance.” The transnational work helps demonstrate how early modern theater revealed the gap between official policy and actual treatment of the poor.

The JAMA Network conducts an audio interview with cancer expert Timothy Ley, MD, of the School of Medicine, about his new study on acute myeloid leukemia.

James V. Wertsch, PhD, vice chancellor for international affairs, writes in The Straits Times about the need for a coherent account of the past in light of the 70th anniversary of the U.S. bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Zhao Ma, PhD, assistant professor in Arts & Sciences, has published a book about lower-class Chinese women’s survival strategies during economic and political upheaval in Beijing from 1937 to 1949.

Eileen G’Sell, a lecturer in Arts & Sciences’ Writing Program, writes in Salon about the “hot mess” phenomenon among successful white women who still portray their lives as in disarray.

Brent Williams, PhD, of the School of Engineering & Applied Science, writes a blog about President Obama’s plan to reduce carbon emissions from power plants. Williams calls the plan a small step in the right direction.

Andrew Flachs, a doctoral student in Arts & Sciences, writes in a blog for National Geographic about the trials of Indian farmers and their rush toward modern farming practices.

Abram Van Engen, PhD, of Arts & Sciences, writes about civil discourse — and what modern politicians could learn from the Puritans. His book, “Sympathetic Puritans,” recently was published by Oxford University Press.

Stuart A. Kornfeld, MD, of the School of Medicine, chats in a video Q&A with The Journal of Clinical Investigation as part of its “Giants in Medicine” series. He discusses his research and the importance of mentors in encouraging future physician-scientists.