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Barbara Schaal, dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences, writes in an op-ed in The Hill that it’s time for gun violence to be treated as a public health crisis so we can bring scientific research to bear on the problem. Schaal is also president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Patty Heyda, associate professor of architecture

Garrett Duncan, of Arts & Sciences, wrote in a piece for The Crime Report that today’s black youth don’t need role models. “Rather, they would stand to benefit from those of us with resources to listen to them, and to employ our assets in accord with their interests.”

Mary Politi, associate professor of surgery