CRETE House lessons learned
Engineering and Sam Fox students who worked on CRETE House for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon competition last year share in a video about what they learned and challenges they faced with the project.
‘Mental health support in the newborn nursery’
John Constantino, MD, and Cynthia Rogers, MD, of the Department of Psychiatry at the School of Medicine, write an op-ed in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the importance of caring for the mental, in addition to the physical, health of new mothers.
The story of ‘us’
Jason Purnell, of the Brown School, writes a piece in the American Bar Association’s Human Rights magazine about helping students have a more complete understanding of American history and how it relates to social justice.
‘Getting lost — and found — in Peru’
In this video, Mariel Ehrlich, a junior majoring in sociology and in Latin American studies, both in Arts & Sciences, talks about her time abroad and how studying Spanish has changed her perspective on global citizenship.
Wilson draws on ancestor’s experience in writing book
B. Robert Wilson, a Chancellor’s Fellow and PhD student in Arts & Sciences, discusses his recently published book, “The Half Beneath,” which explores the life of a slave, ahead of a book talk at 4:30 p.m. today in Olin Library.
‘Keep it moving’
Terrance Wooten, an early career fellow at the Center for the Humanities in Arts & Sciences, writes on the center’s website about how society responds to people who are homeless and facing mental illness or other challenges.
‘Amazing creatures: cyanobacteria’
Himadri Pakrasi, of Arts & Sciences, has been studying tiny creatures called cyanobacteria for more than 25 years. Here, the director of the International Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability shares some of what scientists know about them for “Hold That Thought.”
‘Why the Logan Pauls of the world can push the boundaries of privacy and good taste’
Neil Richards, a privacy law expert at the School of Law, writes an opinion piece in The Hill about the evolution of social media and where and how the law needs to catch up with tools of the digital age.
‘Why risk it? Protect your child against cancer’
Lindsay Kuroki, MD, of the School of Medicine, writes in a guest column in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the importance of vaccinating preteens against human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection that has been shown to cause some cancers.
‘American exceptionalism and America first’
Abram Van Engen, of Arts & Sciences, writes in Religion & Politics about President Donald Trump’s views and how his “America First” approach to governing is in contrast to the concept of American exceptionalism.
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