Perspectives

There has never been any mystery about the jurisprudential premises of Justice Stephen Breyer’s approach to issues of public law, writes Ronald Levin.

This video from The Commonwealth Fund explores the history of racism in American health care and highlights a program involving Washington University that is working to change course — starting with doctors in training.

Rafia Zafar in Arts & Sciences discusses “We Wear The Mask” (1895), an influential poem by African-American writer Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906), for the “Poetry For All” podcast. She also delves into broader themes of African American history and literature.

The life and contributions of the Knox brothers clearly shows that while brilliance is precious, having an environment where brilliance from all sources can be realized and appreciated is what paves the way for revolutionary scientific breakthroughs, writes Sharniece Holland, lecturer in the McKelvey School of Engineering.

The latest episode of the “Show Me the Science” podcast looks at how COVID-19 vaccines and prior infections provide some immunity as the omicron variant continues to spread.

And few would contest the view that, without Desmond Tutu, the commission and the country would have been much worse off, writes James L. Gibson.

“Reclining Pan” (c.1535) is “the most important Renaissance sculpture in America.” So argues William E. Wallace, the Barbara Murphy Bryant Distinguished Professor of Art History, in a new appreciation for the Wall Street Journal.

Enrollment applications for Medicaid from September through December 2021, totaled 111,940 applications, about 157 percent higher than the number of people who applied to the program (total of 43,640) in the same four months in 2020, writes Tim McBride.

Ray Arvidson, the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences, speaks with the Master Minds podcast team about what the Mars Exploration Rovers tell us about the history of Mars.

In this episode of the “Show Me the Science” podcast, two WashU physicians discuss how our health-care system is attempting to keep up with the exploding number of sick patients during the virus’s latest wave.