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John McCarthy, the Spencer T. Olin Professor of Mathematics

Ken Miller, environmental scientist and lecturer in law

Ahead of a Feb. 6 symposium on the subject, classics scholars Timothy Moore and Cathy Keane in Arts & Sciences write about a remarkable 1884 student production of Plautus’ “Rudens” (The Rope). The 2,000-year-old play foregrounds gender politics in ways that would be familiar to the women of ancient Rome, 1884 St. Louis and today’s […]

Activists should embrace the virtues of civil arguments that partly shoot them down. They must strategize and seek truth like scientists, in short, while behaving and advocating like activists, writes Ken Schechtman.

Jay Piccirillo, MD, professor of otolaryngology

Sean Whelan, the Marvin A. Brennecke Professor of Molecular Microbiology

While the previous administration never had a coordinated plan to control the virus, there is still a chance—and urgent need—to do better. South Korea’s model offers both a blueprint of success, write Neil Richards and Jiyeon Kim.

In this video, Heidi Kolk, who teaches in both the Sam Fox School and in Arts & Sciences, discusses the significance of Dolores Hayden’s The Power of Place.” It’s part of the “Books for 2020 and Beyond” series.

Neil Richards, the Thomas and Carol Greene Professor of Law

Radhakrishnan Gopalan, professor of finance