News Clips

Pediatric anesthesiologist Tom Cox, MD, a professor emeritus at WashU Medicine, has published “Becoming an Intentional Physician,” with a foreword from Arts & Sciences’ Tim Bono. The work offers guidance to aspiring and early-career doctors to cultivate a purposeful career. Read about this and other recent works on the Source Bookshelf.

If scientists want to retain government and public confidence in their quest for knowledge and progress, then the scientific community must promptly come together and craft workable solutions. There is little time to waste, writes Richard Stanton.

Sean Armstrong, dean of WashU’s School of Continuing & Professional Studies, talks on a podcast episode about the school’s goals as well as the challenges and importance of continuing education programs for nontraditional students.

William Chapman, Jr., MD, assistant professor of colon and rectal surgery

Susan Cook, director of the Office of Biological Safety, talks about how she helps make sure that researchers conduct their work safely, and how WashU’s mission inspires her work, in Human Resources’ staff spotlight.

Timothy McBride, the Bernard Becker Professor of Public Health

WashU early childhood researchers Joan Luby, MD, and Deanna Barch, PhD, write an opinion piece challenging the conclusions of a study, called Baby’s First Years, that found monthly cash payments to impoverished families didn’t notably improve children’s lives. They took umbrage with the findings and resulting media coverage.

Krister Knapp, teaching professor in history

Mitra Naseh, who directs the Forced Migration Initiative at the Brown School, takes part in a podcast episode recapping the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration conference in Indonesia. She and doctoral student Jihye Lee discussed their research on resettled refugees in the U.S.

Mark Manary, MD, the Helene B. Roberson Professor of Pediatrics