News Clips

Anthropologist John Bowen’s new book, “On British Islam,” examines the history and everyday workings of Islamic institutions in Britain, with a focus on shari‘a councils.

Theodore Cicero and Matthew Ellis, of the School of Medicine, write for The Conversation that policy changes on treating pain fueled the epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse.

Michael Allen, lecturer in American culture studies

John Inazu, associate professor of law

Elizabeth Sepper, associate professor of law

Seng Kuan, assistant professor of architecture

Rick Wright, MD, the Dr. Asa C. and Mrs. Dorothy W. Jones Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Adia Harvey Wingfield, professor of sociology

Inequality expert Mark Rank, of the Brown School, co-wrote an op-ed in The New York Times about his latest work, a calculator in which people can determine their risk of falling into poverty, and what the data tell us.

What happens in your brain when you successfully set and then reach a goal without getting distracted during the pursuit? Todd Braver, professor of psychology and of neuroscience, discusses his cognitive control research for Arts & Sciences’ “Hold That Thought” podcast.