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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.
Weiler, emeritus professor of physics and astronomy, has died
Jan. 26, 2024—Thomas Weiler, professor of physics and astronomy, emeritus, died December 17, 2023, after enduring a progressive neurodegenerative variant of Parkinson’s disease. He was 74. Weiler was an international leader in the use of neutrinos to elucidate new particle physics and astrophysics. He received a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in 1971 and a Ph.D. in...
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.
Foreign Policy: Evidence is growing that free speech is declining
Dec. 8, 2023—Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, authored this opinion piece. Jyllands-Posten, La Presse, Euractiv.ro also published op-eds authored by Mchangama.
BBC: Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died at the age of 100.
Dec. 1, 2023—Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, interviewed. ABC (Australia), NewsNation and Fox Business also interviewed Schwartz.
Washington Post: Henry Kissinger, who shaped world affairs under two presidents, dies at 100
Dec. 1, 2023—Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, is quoted. HuffPost and Al Jazeera also published articles quoting Schwartz.
In my words: I was selected to discuss climate change at the White House (Gaby Beck ‘26)
Nov. 17, 2023—Gabrielle Beck Neuroscience and English, ‘26 Hear from sophomore Gabrielle Beck, who attended the National Climate Assessment report release at the White House, about her interest in climate change and public health disparities and her plans for the future. My passion is in understanding and addressing the intersection of climate change and public health disparities....