Perspectives

As leaders, we can help others manage uncertainty, even if we can’t provide all the answers, writes Jen Heemstra, the Charles Allen Thomas Professor of Chemistry in Arts & Sciences.

Flora Cassen, in the Department of Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies in Arts & Sciences, writes a blog post explaining how new advances in genetics, used wisely, can deepen our understanding of history.

Arts & Sciences’ Ron Himes examines the work of dramatist Lynn Nottage, who will receive the university’s International Humanities Prize today. Himes has worked with Nottage many times over the years and recently starred in a production of her work at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.

Joe Angeles, director of photo services for WashU Marketing & Communications, shares how he tells visual stories at the university, along with some favorite photos through the years, in Human Resources’ new staff spotlight.

For patients and families watching motivation slip away, that possibility offers something powerful: hope that even as disease progresses, the essence of who we are might be reclaimed, writes Adam Kepecs.

When we extend the benefit of the doubt, we can cultivate modes of engagement that lead with respect that draws people in; this starts conversations rather than ends them, writes Sandro Galea.

Perhaps future leaders can imagine more robust models of public support and stewardship that reflect America’s diverse and multifaceted national landscape – if they’re ever given an opportunity to do so, writes Joanna Dee Das.

Heidi A. Kolk, at the Sam Fox School, studies the visual and material culture of memory. Kolk writes on the “Human Ties” blog about her forthcoming book, “What Still Remains: A Cultural History of Negative Heritage.”

While I believe in the ethos of MAHA, I am very afraid of the unintended consequences and potentially devastating effects that these food-dye bans will have on the pocketbooks of Americans who, frankly, cannot afford it, writes Liberty Vittert.

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.