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First-gen college student prepares for grad school future focused on evolutionary biology research
Feb. 16, 2024—Credit: Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation/Kaerie Ray College of Arts and Science senior Sarah Hourihan is eagerly awaiting journal publication of a first-author manuscript featuring results of research on the dark-eyed junco songbird completed as a Beckman Foundation Scholar. The paper, available as a pre-print on bioRxiv, signals the end of work on one research...
Hananeel Morinville, BA’25, selected for highly competitive leadership program
Feb. 15, 2024—Hananeel Morinville, a history major in the College of Arts and Science, was named to the next class of the John Robert Lewis Scholars & Fellows Program for 2024-2025. The program is run by the Faith and Politics Institute. Comprising student leaders and changemakers from 17 universities across the country, the newest cohort of scholars...
The Boston Globe: A scholar of gun policy says his field has gotten it wrong
Feb. 12, 2024—Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor and professor of medicine, health, and society, quoted. Haaretz also published an article quoting Metzl.
New center launches, leading the conversation on the American presidency
Feb. 7, 2024—The Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Center for the American Presidency has launched, with the goal of exploring the presidency through an innovative, comprehensive lens. Housed within the College of Arts and Science, the center will serve as a nationally recognized hub for innovative scholarship about the workings of the presidency. On February 6,...
TIME: Guns are not just a public health problem
Feb. 5, 2024—Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor and professor of medicine, health, and society, authored this opinion piece. The Los Angeles Times also featured Metzl’s new book, What We’ve Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms.
New York Times: An America where guns do the talking
Jan. 31, 2024—A new book, What We’ve Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms, by Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor and professor of medicine, health, and society, featured. The HuffPost also published an op-ed by Metzl.
Hercules, Centennial Professor of Chemistry, emeritus, has died
Jan. 25, 2024—David Hercules, Centennial Professor of Chemistry, emeritus, who served as the chair of the Department of Chemistry for eight years, died January 20, 2024, after a battle with cancer. He was 91. Born in Somerset, Pennsylvania on August 10, 1932, Hercules developed an interest in science at an early age, spurred by the gift of...
BNN: Groundbreaking study discovers distinct electrical activity patterns in the brain’s cortex
Jan. 19, 2024—The research of André Bastos, assistant professor of psychology, cited. Tech Explorist published a similar article citing Bastos’ research.
The big picture: Archaeology of the Andes revealed on a scale not previously seen
Jan. 19, 2024—Steven Wernke, associate professor and chair of anthropology, has developed GeoPACHA (Geospatial Platform for Andean Culture, History and Archaeology), a web application that allows researchers to map archaeological sites in the Andes at a greater scale than ever before. GeoPACHA has enabled new discoveries about past human occupation in the region. These findings will be...
Study reveals a universal pattern of brain wave frequencies
Jan. 18, 2024—Adapted from article written by Anne Trafton, MIT News Office Throughout the brain’s cortex, neurons are arranged in six distinctive layers, which can be readily seen with a microscope. André Bastos, assistant professor of psychology, is senior author on a study published in Nature Neuroscience detailing that these layers also show distinct patterns of electrical...