Perspectives

At a time when trust is eroding and divisions seem insurmountable, volunteering offers something rare: an evidence-backed way to reconnect with communities, institutions and each other, writes Cal Halvorsen.

On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Louisiana v. Callais, a Shaw challenge to Louisiana’s congressional redistricting plan. This is the first time the Court will hear a voting rights case since Justice Thomas shocked the voting rights community with his renunciation of Shaw in Alexander v. South Carolina Conference of the NAACP, writes Travis Crum.

Jose Moron-Concepcion and Brian Ruyle, in the Department of Anesthesiology at WashU Medicine, explain in a podcast episode their research into creating a safer treatment for opioid overdoses.

Democracy challenges us to participate in more ways than simply by voting. It challenges everyone to understand those around us and seek what is in the collective best interest, writes Betsy Sinclair.

Samuel Brehm, a joint MD/MBA student, is profiled in a Q&A about his startup, Status Flow, a medical device that aims to improve treatments for cerebral aneurysms, and the support he has received from WashU as he moves from concept to reality.

If Trump is going to continue with tariffs, he should explain all of this and rally the American people behind him. Because if we are in a war, we must be willing to suffer the short term pain together for the long term gain, writes Liberty Vittert.

One of the things I uncovered in my research is that older women with eating disorders often fly completely under the radar, leading to increased health risks and even death, writes Rebecca Lester.

A relaunched film series, perhaps serving as Amazon MGM’s “mothership,” would feed into satellite series in video games and streaming shows. These games and shows, in turn, would tie into and expand the universe of the films, writes Colin Burnett.

Awe accelerates ideological imprinting, making radical beliefs deeply ingrained, writes Tahir Rahman.

The WashU Engineers Without Borders group has worked for years to improve hospital infrastructure and access to affordable health care through a nonprofit in Uganda. Over winter break, a team of students and faculty traveled there to put their engineering concepts into practice, helping improve reliable power and safe, accessible water.