Douglass C. North, PhD, co-recipient of the 1993 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and the Spencer T. Olin Professor Emeritus in Arts & Sciences, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, at his summer home in Benzonia, Mich. A beloved and iconic figure at the university, North was 95.

Researchers at the School of Medicine received a five-year, $6.5 million grant to study the physiological underpinnings of developmental disabilities in children and to search for novel ways to improve their lives. The grant renews funding for the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, directed by John N. Constantino, MD (left), and Bradley L. Schlaggar, MD, PhD.

The No. 4-ranked women’s soccer team advanced to the NCAA Division III Semifinal with a 1-0 win over University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Nov. 22 at Francis Field. The Bears take on top-ranked Messiah College at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 4, in Kansas City. This marks the team’s first Final Four since 2009 and third in school history.

Who were the Pilgrims? Who were the Puritans? And how did they view Native Americans? As the annual Thanksgiving holiday approaches, Abram Van Engen, PhD, assistant professor of English in Arts & Sciences, discusses the beliefs of the two groups, the differences between them and the theology of sympathy.