Perspectives

Quing Zhu, of the School of Engineering & Applied Science, writes an article on the Scientific American blog “Observations” about advances in cancer imaging that could allow patients to make more informed treatment decisions.

Stephen Legomsky, an expert on immigration law, writes in an op-ed article in The Hill that President Donald Trump’s policies on immigration and refugees unfairly condemn groups of people based on individuals’ bad acts.

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.