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Engineer Richard Axelbaum writes a column in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch arguing that the St. Louis Board of Aldermen’s resolution calling for the city to use only renewable energy by 2035 won’t work because wind and solar power are unreliable.

Kathleen Clark, professor of law

David Holtzman, MD, the Andrew B. and Gretchen P. Jones Professor of Neurology

A new monthly podcast aims to bring together the divergent interests and experiences of WashU graduate students. Alan Zhang, a 2013 Arts & Sciences alum and now a master’s student in Olin Business School and president of the Graduate Professional Council (GPC), created “Gradcast,” along with a group of GPC leaders. The first episode, “The […]

Kathleen Clark, professor of law

Steven Smith, the Kate M. Gregg Distinguished Professor of Social Science

Psychologist Lori Markson, of Arts & Sciences, discusses research on how optimism works in babies and young children, and in turn what that means for adults’ expectations, in a “Big Think” video.

Lee Epstein, the Ethan A.H. Shepley Distinguished University Professor

Robert Wykes, professor emeritus of music in Arts & Sciences, shares memories on WashU Perspectives about when actor Robert Guillaume studied voice and musical theory at the university. Guillaume died last month.

Kimberly Norwood, professor of law and professor of African & African American Studies