Maxwell contributes to book on Bob Dylan songs
WIlliam J. Maxwell, in Arts & Sciences, is a contributor to the book “The Poetry of Bob Dylan,” a series of essays illuminating the songs’ poetic and literary character.
We are hardwired to sing − and it’s good for us, too
Whether you choose to sing with the pope or not, you don’t need a mellifluous voice like his to raise your voice in song. You can sing in the shower. Join a choir. Chant that “om” at the end of yoga class. Releasing your voice might be easier than you think, writes Elinor Harrison.
As the US suspends visas, an in-depth look at the global Afghan refugee crisis
Trump’s moves are only the latest additions to the litany of restrictions confronting Afghan migrants and asylum seekers around the world, write Mitra Naseh and Jean-Francois Trani.
McPherson zooms in on the aerial view
Writer Edward McPherson, in Arts & Sciences, takes part in an episode of the “Smarty Pants Podcast” to discuss his new book about perspective, “Look Out: The Delight and Danger of Taking the Long View.”
Inspiring People: Lana Hilliard
Lana Hilliard, assistant dean of advising in Arts & Sciences, helps students get back on track with their academic goals. Learn more in Human Resources’ staff spotlight.
Why two tiny mountain peaks became one of the internet’s most famous images
This small icon holds so much, and yet it can also paradoxically mean that there is nothing to see at all. Viewing it this way, an example of semiotic convergence becomes a tiny allegory for digital life writ large: a wilderness of possibilities, with so much just out of reach, writes Christopher Schaberg.
What Influencers and Critics Aren’t Telling You About Antidepressants
Eric Lenze, MD, the Wallace & Lucille Renard Professor of Psychiatry
National 211 hotline calls for food assistance quadrupled in a matter of days, a magnitude typically seen during disasters
Data that documents the magnitude of need won’t fix the scarcity of local assistance, but it can help guide communities in allocating limited resources.
Access to water has a long racial history in Durban: I followed the story in the city’s archives
Today’s officials have inherited and inadvertently continue a water system that was meant to exclude more than include, to punish more than teach, to restrict more than provide, writes Kristin Brig-Ortiz.
Brewery waste can be repurposed to make nanoparticles that can fight bacteria
I’m a chemist, and my research team and I are interested in figuring out how to recycle and repurpose brewery waste into tiny particles that can be used to make new types of prescription drugs, writes Alcina Johnson Sudagar.
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