Point of View

Law professor and international criminal lawyer Leila Nadya Sadat explains why she’ll ‘never give up’ in the pursuit of a global treaty to prosecute mass crimes taking place in Ukraine and around the world.

As a biology faculty member, Professor Emerita Ursula Goodenough invited non-science majors to understand and reflect on the history of life on Earth. The second edition of her book, The Sacred Depths of Nature: How Life Has Emerged and Evolved, brings the wondrous saga to a new audience.

“As we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.”  These were the words of Apollo 17 astronaut Eugene Cernan just over 50 years ago as he and fellow astronaut Harrison Schmitt departed from the lunar surface for the […]

According to the World Health Organization, ‘Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.’ Vice Chancellor Anna Gonzalez discusses how student affairs is poised to assist students in achieving such a state.

According to leadership expert Kurt Dirks, anyone can be a leader. Here, he proposes three ways WashU can help transform the concept and create leaders who can make positive change.

Planetary scientist Paul Byrne explains why you should be impressed by the James Webb Space Telescope.

What is our secret?

Professor Gerald Early writes about discovering Sidney Poitier when he was 8 years old. “Poitier’s character made me proud to be an American,” Early writes.

There is no doubt that we are experiencing a time of immense sociocultural upheaval and division in the United States. Our podcast, “This Civic Moment,” explores how we can come through it together.

The SARS-CoV-2 virus does not distinguish people’s skin color, educational attainments or the dollar amounts in their bank accounts, but the virus entered an unequal world and has had an unequal impact.