‘An unknown architect of the black aesthetics movement’
Jonathan Fenderson, of Arts & Sciences, describes his work on a book project about Hoyt Fuller, author of the essay “Towards a Black Aesthetic,” on the Center for the Humanities website.
‘This is how Trump’s budget cut would harm medical research’
Michael White, of the Department of Genetics in the School of Medicine, writes in Pacific Standard magazine that President Trump’s proposal to cut the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget by 20 percent would close labs, but more importantly, would mean the public never realizes the benefits of scientists’ work.
‘Seismic sleuthing: investigating enemy attacks, terrorism and nuclear tests’
Seismologists in Arts & Sciences studied 2006 seismic records from Baghdad and were able to distinguish among rockets, explosive devices, helicopters and more. They discuss their work, and how the technology is useful for much more than measuring earthquakes, in this HEC-TV episode.
Is R&D getting harder, or are companies just getting worse at it?
Anne Marie Knott, a professor at Olin Business School, writes in the Harvard Business Review about research and development trends and results — and what they mean for the future.
‘Mapping asthma: the geography of inequality’
Kelly Harris, a doctoral student in education in Arts & Sciences, is trying to understand why higher rates of childhood asthma and lower income levels are connected. She discusses her work on health inequality for a “Hold That Thought” podcast.
‘Searching for safe spaces’
John Inazu, the Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law and Religion, co-writes an op-ed for Inside Higher Ed about the concept of “safe spaces” on college campuses and how they can be effective if done right.
‘How Chuck Berry’s hometown St. Louis inspired — and embittered — him’
American culture critic Gerald Early, of Arts & Sciences, writes a reflection for Billboard about Chuck Berry, who died March 18, and the rock-and-roll musician’s complicated relationship with his hometown.
Striking a nerve
Second-year medical student Alexandra Keane is studying peripheral nerve function in the lab. In this School of Medicine video, she shares what has inspired her to pursue a medical career.
‘Remembering (and forgetting) the February Revolution’
Hilah Kohen, a junior and Merle Kling fellow, is studying abroad in Moscow. She shares on the Center for the Humanities site her impressions about a significant day in Russian history, known as the February Revolution, and the lack of public commemoration of its 100th anniversary.
‘Reagan called America a “city on a hill” because taxpayers funded the humanities’
Abram Van Engen, of Arts & Sciences, writes a piece for The Conversation about the importance of government funding for the humanities — and says we’d have never known about the famous “city on a hill” sermon without it.
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