Perspectives

As the U.S. once again prepares for national elections, we hope that voters in the St. Louis region will join with elections administrators in strengthening our democratic processes, write Gena McClendon and Michael Sherraden.

Hong Kong is irreplaceable in the Asia-Pacific and hosts a complex and pivotal network of firms and financiers that has survived wars, revolutions and economic depressions, writes David Meyer.

The Collective Impact Team, comprised of three Civic Scholars in the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement, shares online in interviews and essays about its projects to improve health outcomes in Guatemala, Uganda and the United States.

Ashley Hardin, at Olin Business School, co-writes an article in Scientific American about how even small acts of dishonesty, such as lying to spare another’s feelings or taking office supplies for personal use, can damage one’s ability to read others’ emotions.

Our research implies that even small acts of dishonesty can go a long way, leaving ripple effects that may undermine a fundamental building block of our humanity: social connection, writes Ashley Hardin.

Tamsen Reed, a Brown School student who has studied gun violence in St. Louis, writes an op-ed in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about strategies that have worked in the past that the region’s leaders could employ today.

Chancellor Andrew D. Martin shares his commitment to increase educational access and find more financial solutions to help the most talented students come to Washington University — especially those who hail from the St. Louis region.

Scholar Mary Ann Dzuback of Arts & Sciences writes about George Sanchez’s longtime work to preserve the multiethnic, multiracial stories of a community in Los Angeles. Sanchez will give the McLeod Memorial Lecture on Higher Education, an Assembly Series event, on Friday. Sept. 27.

In this Q&A, Young Scientist Program director Chanez Symister talks about the program’s work with local public schools to promote science education and literacy for students at all levels. Symister is a graduate student in chemistry in Arts & Sciences. Graduate and medical students have run the program since it began in 1991.

While the need for action is clear, and multiple groups, leaders and community groups are beginning to act, our evidence shows that real change requires collaborative efforts that are strongly led and sustainably supported, writes graduate student Tamsen Reed.