Perspectives

Patrick Rishe, director of Olin’s Sports Business Program, writes in Forbes that the NHL expansion team Vegas Golden Knights are enjoying early success, and the team may hold a first-mover advantage even when an NFL team comes to town in a few years.

Leigh Eric Schmidt, of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics, writes an article on the Aeon website about statues, museums and other ways that secularists have pushed against religion in the public sphere.

John Baugh, the Margaret Bush Wilson Professor in Arts & Sciences, discusses his research and thoughts about the field of linguistics in a Q&A with the Linguistic Society of America.

Graham Colditz, MD, PhD, of the School of Medicine, writes a blog post on the Gateway Region YMCA site offering eight tips to reduce your risk of breast cancer.

Andrew Butler, of Arts & Sciences, writes a post on The Learning Scientists blog about what educators should know about multiple-choice tests and whether the best practices for evaluating students are also good for learning.

Eileen G’Sell, of Arts & Sciences, writes a piece on the Hyperallergic site about the horror film Mother!, exploring feminist elements of a film that she argues may be among the most-hated — and most-loved — of the year.

Mikhail Tikhonov, of Arts & Sciences, writes an op-ed in The Scientist about data in microbiome research and how many of our assumptions may be wrong.

Sociologist Caitlyn Collins investigates how public policies affect family life in Europe and the United States. She shares some of her findings on Arts & Sciences’ “Hold That Thought” podcast.

Award-winning poet Carl Phillips, of Arts & Sciences, discusses his teaching and writing and offers advice to young poets in a Q&A with ALIVE Magazine.

Jessica Hutchins, who works in career development with PhD and postdoctoral students at the School of Medicine, offers ideas in an Inside Higher Ed article for helping graduate students find jobs outside academia.