Perspectives

Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD, of the Department of Surgery at the School of Medicine, writes an op-ed in USA Today about sex discrimination in the workplace, including the field of medicine, and beyond — and how women are responding.

Literature scholar Tabea Linhard, a faculty fellow in the Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences, discusses her book project examining the formation after the Spanish Civil War of Mexico City’s international antifascist community.

Statistician Liberty Vittert, visiting assistant professor in Arts & Sciences, writes a piece in The Conversation about crime reporting data, how Chicago and St. Louis compare, and how the way crimes are counted today “can easily confuse and mislead” people.

Classics scholar Timothy Moore, in Arts & Sciences, discusses the importance of music in ancient Greek and Roman theater productions, an element often lost in modern-day readings of classic plays, on the Center for the Humanities website. He is working on a book and a website to help give such works their full context.

Physicist Kenneth Kelton, of Arts & Sciences, discusses for “Hold That Thought” how materials and technology, from metals and glass to plastics and semconductors, have advanced throughout history.

Xiang Hui, of Olin Business School, co-writes an op-ed in The Washington Post about the future and promise of artificial intelligence and the need to ensure it benefits the masses.

Washington University in St. Louis and its 34 partner universities that comprise the McDonnell International Scholars Academy are gearing up for the 7th International Symposium Oct. 11-14 in Beijing. The event is co-hosted by McDonnell partner Tsinghua University. The symposium combines keynote addresses, panel discussions, workshops and student Three Minute Thesis competitions. It aims to […]

Luther Tyus, a graduate research assistant at the Brown School, writes a piece in The St. Louis American about the low expectations many black boys confront in school. His piece is part of a yearlong series, “Homegrown Black Males,” a joint project of the American and the Brown School, co-led by Sean Joe.

Rebecca Wanzo, of Arts & Sciences, writes a commentary published on CNN about the allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the familiar strategy of highlighting women in his life who support him.

Anjan Thakor, the John E. Simon Professor of Finance at Olin Business School, writes a piece for The Conversation about the lessons of the Lehman Brothers collapse.