Perspectives

Laura Perry, at the Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences, discusses the annual effort to make the case for humanities support and funding in Washington. This year’s Humanities Advocacy Day will take place in mid-March.

Shanti Parikh, chair of African and African American studies in Arts & Sciences, appears on Washington Journal to discuss development of the new Advanced Placement course on African American studies and the teaching of Black history.

Eileen G’Sell, a writer, critic and senior lecturer in the College Writing Program in Arts & Sciences, reports on the nation’s premier film festival.

In this episode of the “Show Me the Science” podcast, get a glimpse of the steps being taken to make it easier for people with dementia, and their caregivers, to navigate emergency room visits.

Hillary Anger Elfenbein, the John K. Wallace Jr. and Ellen A. Wallace Distinguished Professor and professor of organizational behavior; and William Bottom, associate dean and academic director for Undergraduate Programs and the Howard and Marilyn Wood Distinguished Professor, both at Olin Business School, share insights on negotiation and feelings of satisfaction with examples from “The Empire Strikes Back.”

Greg Magarian, a constitutional law expert at the School of Law, writes an op-ed about a proposed Missouri regulation of public libraries, arguing that the requirements to protect children from “inappropriate materials” would “inject government bias into library funding” in violation of the Constitution.

Michelle Oyen, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, writes in Science Advances about how recent engineering advances provide new tools and techniques to alleviate poor pregnancy outcomes that can lead to maternal and fetal death and long-term medical complications.

Sunita Parikh, in Arts & Sciences, writes on the “Human Ties” blog about the recent World Cup in Qatar, the juxtaposition of thrilling moments on the field with ugly business and political elements behind major sporting events and the concept of “sportswashing.”

David H. Perlmutter, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and the George and Carol Bauer Dean of the School of Medicine, explains the school’s decision to no longer submit data to U.S. News & World Report to support their “best medical schools” survey and ranking.

Jennifer Heemstra, the Charles Allen Thomas Professor of Chemistry in Arts & Sciences, discusses the #MentorFirst initiative, which emphasizes being a mentor to students while also conducting excellent research, in a post on the Biomedical Beat Blog.