Perspectives

Michelle Oyen, associate professor of biomedical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering, discusses her research and her goals for the university’s new Center for Women’s Health Engineering, which she directs.

While Social Security faces challenges largely because of the retirement of the large baby boom population (born between roughly 1945 and 1964), the problems are surmountable, writes Tim McBride.

The School of Law’s Dan Epps, along with his colleague Will Baude at the University of Chicago, discuss in a Q&A the new Supreme Court term and “Divided Argument,” their podcast analyzing the nation’s highest court.

A recent podcast episode co-hosted by Arts & Sciences’ Abram Van Engen studies Lisel Mueller’s poem “When I am Asked” and examines how grief is explored through — and is a source of — artistic expression.

In a new book, Arts & Sciences’ Paul Steinbeck explores the innovations of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, an experimental jazz collective based in Chicago. He uncovers the group’s surprising rise to become international touring artists.

Graham A. Colditz, MD, DrPH, director of the Division of Public Health Sciences at the School of Medicine, writes an article extolling the physical and mental health benefits of spending time in parks and other outdoor spaces.

“This Civic Moment,” a podcast by the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement, explains terms and rules that new voters should know ahead of this fall’s midterm elections.

Skye Lacerte, curator of the D.B. Dowd Modern Graphic History Library at University Libraries, writes on the “Human Ties” blog about comic books’ controversial history and censorship, ahead of a panel discussion Thursday, Sept. 22.

For many reasons, try to get out and enjoy a walk in this park this fall, writes Graham Colditz of the School of Medicine.

Markus Baer at Olin Business School explains his research finding that awards and recognition of early creative accomplishments can decrease future creativity.