Perspectives

Geoff Ward, associate chair of African and African-American studies in Arts & Sciences, discusses both the history and the future of such programs, as well as his work on the legacies of racial violence, in The Ampersand.

Joshua Rubin, MD, PhD, professor at the School of Medicine, writes an article for The Conversation about recent brain tumor research finding that male and female patients respond differently to treatments for glioblastoma and what that means for future care.

Peter Boumgarden, professor of practice at Olin Business School, and Andrew Schuette, an audiologist at the School of Medicine and a PMBA candidate at Olin, write an op-ed in Stat about the debate over the future of the nation’s health-care system and the need for all sides to consider other points of view.

Provost Holden Thorp contributes to an article in Chemical & Engineering News about how universities can improve laboratory safety, discussing his experience as chair of a national committee that studied the issue in academia.

Three Olin Business School professors co-wrote an op-ed published on CNN’s website analyzing Royal Dutch Shell’s decision to connect executives’ pay to carbon emissions targets — and what that might mean for other companies and for the planet.

Statistician Liberty Vittert, visiting assistant professor in Arts & Sciences, writes an opinion piece published on Fox News estimating the cost of President Donald Trump’s proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Barbara Schaal, dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences, gives an interview in National Science Review about why science is a global public good and must be defended.

“SuperTIGER may launch any day now, and X-Calibur will be flight-ready right after them,” said Henric Krawczynski, professor of physics in Arts & Sciences. While they wait for launch from Antarctica, the team is eating well, skiing and seal watching. Follow their blog to see how the missions featuring WashU technology fare.

Olivia Murray, a junior majoring in biology-neuroscience in Arts & Sciences, discusses the importance of encouraging girls to envision careers in science, including highlighting role models, in a commentary in the Times of Northwest Indiana.

John N. Constantino, Anna M. Abbacchi and Robert Fitzgerald, all at the School of Medicine, write a guest column in The St. Louis American about the racial disparity in autism outcomes and how the university is working to improve diagnosis and interventions for black children.