The Science of Standing in Line
Raj Jain, professor of computer science and engineering
Nationalism and narrative at the Creole circus
William Acree, of Arts & Sciences, describes the phenomenon of the Creole circus in late-1800s Argentina and Uruguay in a post on the Center for the Humanities website.
To fight Zika, developing countries need better labs
Sarah Brown, of the School of Medicine, co-wrote an opinion piece for StatNews about the need for better, and more reliable, clinical labs in developing countries to monitor and respond to outbreaks of Zika and other diseases.
Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi wins Nobel Prize in medicine for work on cellular ‘recycling’
David Perlmutter, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean, School of Medicine
‘How to forecast an election’
Jacob Montgomery, of Arts & sciences, discusses election prediction models, including his own approach, and how useful the exercise is for a “Hold That Thought” podcast.
Playing Games With a Disaster
Andrew Reeves, associate professor of political science
Businessman in Chief?
Peter Kastor, professor of history and American culture studies
Alum’s new book ‘Original Gangstas’ called ‘a stunning read’
Ben Westhoff, an Arts & Sciences alum, just published a book, “Original Gangstas,” about N.W.A. and the start of the West Coast rap scene. The New York Daily News review called it “a stunning read.”
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