Perspectives

John Gohsman, the university’s vice chancellor for information technology, writes an article in Education Technology Insights about how to use data effectively in higher education administration.

School of Medicine neurosurgeons Albert H. Kim, MD, PhD, and Eric C. Leuthardt, MD, have started a podcast, “Brain Coffee,” to discuss how the brain works, its influence on emotions, behavior and more, and how much we still don’t understand about it.

The Brown School’s Enola Proctor discusses on a National Institutes of Health (NIH) website how dissemination and implementation research is helping to translate research into practice.

Scholar Jeffrey McCune, of Arts & Sciences, discusses his latest book project, “Read! An Experiment in Seeing Black,” on the Center for the Humanities website.

R. Marie Griffith, director of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, writes an essay in Politico about the #MeToo movement to stand against sexual assault and harassment, arguing its effectiveness may be blunted by partisan fighting.

Lauren Duhl, an undergraduate in Arts & Sciences, writes on the Institute for Public Health blog about the ever-increasing dangers of distracted driving and what people can do to change drivers’ habits.

Mark Rank, of the Brown School, writes an op-ed in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about social safety net programs in the United States, arguing politicians often misrepresent who uses welfare and don’t appreciate poverty’s broad economic and social harm.

Patrick Rishe, director of Olin’s Sports Business Program, writes in Forbes about the increasing role of analytics in sports beyond the playing field — in particular, to assess how much corporate sponsorships are worth.

Hannah Greenhouse, a senior in Arts & Sciences, writes in The Ampersand reflecting on her experience attending the recent international climate change conference in Germany, including lessons learned about how individuals can make a difference.

Sociologist Adia Harvey Wingfield, of Arts & Sciences, writes in Slate that her research finds black men would be particularly suited to pursuing careers in nursing, a job in high demand, yet few are.