Perspectives

William E. Wallace, director of undergraduate studies in Art History and Archaeology, says the Frick Collection’s move to Madison Avenue gives viewers the chance to see Giovanni Bellini’s ‘St. Francis in the Desert’ in a new light—literally

Joseph Roeder, a graduate student in the Social Policy Institute, examines the potential use, and pitfalls, of drone surveillance in American cities.

The Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement has launched a podcast, “This Civic Moment,” in which regional civic and community leaders share what inspired them to engage in this civic moment and help us better understand what’s next. The latest episode features Rabbi Susan Talve of Central Reform Congregation in St. Louis.

Historic preservation scholar Michael Allen, lecturer in Arts & Sciences and the Sam Fox School, offers a review on the “Human Ties” blog of the book “Stop Saving the Planet” by historian and Sam Fox research fellow Jenny Price.

You may know the six people featured in the “WashU Between the Lines” video series. But do you really? “Our subjects share stories about their lives and experiences in ways they never have before,” said junior Julia Appelbaum, one of the series’ producers. New episodes launch today through Friday, April 17, on Facebook and Instagram.

Writing faculty Eileen G’Sell reviews Darius Marder’s Oscar-nominated film, which she says is less about the deaf community than about the process of losing a sense inextricably tied to one’s identity.

The Brown School’s Mark Rank co-writes an article diving into the stigma surrounding welfare benefits and how most recipients actually live, drawing on research from his newly published book “Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong About Poverty.”

Eileen G’Sell, senior lecturer in writing in Arts & Sciences, writes a review of the Oscar-nominated drama “Sound of Metal,” saying the film explores the process of losing a sense inextricably tied to one’s identity.

Rachel Presti, MD, PhD, an infectious diseases physician who led the School of Medicine’s participation in the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine trial, encourages members of the public to take the first vaccine available to them.

Rather than encouraging fraud, the system would appear to be encouraging nonparticipation instead, writes the Brown School’s Mark Rank.