Inspiring People: Mary-Kourtney Weck
Mary-Kourtney Weck, a project coordinator at Olin Business School’s Graduate Programs office, talks about how she works to create a welcoming environment for students, staff and faculty in Human Resources’ staff spotlight.
How WashU is building champions in competition, classroom and beyond
Anthony J. Azama, director of WashU Athletics, takes part in a podcast episode to look back on one of the greatest years in Bears sports history, which saw two teams win national championships.
For birds, flocks promise safety – especially if you’re faster than your neighbor
Take time to watch the behavior of the birds around you, and you’ll start to notice social behaviors everywhere, from the ducks in a city pond to the chickadees hunting for insects deep in winter. I hope you’ll watch them with more understanding of their social lives, and with a little bit more wonder, writes Joan Strassman.
Muslim men have often been portrayed as ‘terrorists’ or ‘fanatics’ on TV shows, but Muslim-led storytelling is trying to change that narrative
By moving away from the binary of “threatening other” versus “assimilated citizen,” this new wave of media challenges the legacy of Orientalism. Instead, they offer characters who reflect the complex realities of Muslim lives that are messy, joyful and evolving, writes Tazeen Ali.
Social scientists have long found women tend to be more religious than men – but Gen Z may show a shift
Ultimately, these trends suggest a future where polarization extends beyond politics and into the very fabric of American life – shaping where people worship, who they marry, and how communities form, writes Ryan Burge.
A federal program helps older people get jobs, but the Trump administration wants to get rid of it
For now, there are few alternatives to the Senior Community Service Employment Program. In our view, it’s well worth preserving it at a time when older workers face growing pressure to earn a paycheck, write Nancy Morrow-Howell and Cal Halvorsen.
Where does your glass come from?
The process by which sand becomes sheets of glass is often far from transparent, writes Aki Ishida.
Doctors are joining unions in a bid to improve working conditions and raise wages in a stressful health care system
The Conversation U.S. asked Patrick Aguilar, a Washington University in St. Louis pulmonologist and management professor, to explain why the number of physicians joining unions is growing – a trend that appears likely to continue.
CDC finds 4% drop in US death rate in 2024. Experts say decline may be due to COVID
The United States death rate decreased by 3.8% in 2024 as COVID fell out of the top 10 leading causes of death for the first time in four years, new provisional federal data shows., writes Megha Gupta, MD, resident physician in neurology.
Book offers roadmap for early-career medical professionals
Pediatric anesthesiologist Tom Cox, MD, a professor emeritus at WashU Medicine, has published “Becoming an Intentional Physician,” with a foreword from Arts & Sciences’ Tim Bono. The work offers guidance to aspiring and early-career doctors to cultivate a purposeful career. Read about this and other recent works on the Source Bookshelf.
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