Archive: Faculty
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Data for Good
When Ali Arab graduated with an applied mathematics undergraduate degree in Iran, he made a tough decision to leave his home country in pursuit of more education and a life where…
May 23, 2025
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In the Balance
Research has long found happiness often stems from relationships and human interaction, and it can seem as though every new technology — from smartphones to social media—…
May 23, 2025
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Life Support: Stoicism has a reputation for encouraging resignation and emotional detachment.
Professor Nancy Sherman is combating that take — and showing how the ancient philosophy is rooted in accepting our necessary interdependence with.…
May 23, 2025
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Recently Published by Faculty
Bioethics: 50 Puzzles, Problems and Thought Experiments, Sean D. Aas, Routledge Early Childhood and Digital Media, Rachel Barr, Cambridge University Press I Sogni Nel:…
May 23, 2025
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Helping = Happiness
Advice lists about how to be happier often center on self-focused, solitary activities like listening to music, taking a bath or buying yourself.…
May 23, 2025
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Expert Advice: Navigating the Media Ecosystem With Rebecca Sinderbrand
Veteran news editor and director of the Journalism Program Rebecca Sinderbrand (C'99) shares advice on how to navigate the media ecosystem during a presidential.…
September 26, 2024
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Susanna’s Way: Book Recommendations with Professor Susanna Lee
Francophile and specialist in the nineteenth-century French novel and twentieth-century crime fiction, Susanna Lee shares recommendations from her book shelf for all. …
September 26, 2024
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From Paris to the Hilltop, Jennifer Natalya Fink Examines the Fashion Industry Through a Green (Washed) Lens
This summer, Professor Jennifer Natalya Fink and artist Julie Laffin collaborated on a performance piece titled “Going (Paris) Green,” which examined greenwashing, toxicity…
September 26, 2024
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Science for All: Michelle Bertke’s STEM Outreach on the Hilltop and Beyond
Michelle Bertke, a teaching professor and the outreach coordinator in the Department of Chemistry, organizes weekly STEM lessons for the Boys & Girls Club of Greater.…
September 25, 2024
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Curious Little Things: Uncovering the Wide World of Insects with Martha Weiss
Cicadas that change ecosystems. Moths that remember being caterpillars. Spiders that cosplay ants. Entomologist and Professor Martha Weiss studies the colorful, crawly, and…
April 30, 2024