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Eric McDade, associate professor of neurology

Leila Sadat, the James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law

Genevra Sforza (ca. 1441-1507) lived her long life near the apex of Italian Renaissance society, as wife of two successive de facto rulers of Bologna. A new book by Elizabeth Bernhardt in Arts & Sciences explores both her life story and misogynistic legends about the supposed destruction of Bologna and the Bentivoglio family.

The Nazi context differed significantly from Renaissance Italy’s: There were no negotiations or exceptions, not even for large payments. But the mockery by children, the loss of status, and the shame remained, writes Flora Cassen.

Marie Griffith, the John C. Danforth Distinguished Professor in the Humanities

Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, assistant professor of medicine

In an opinion piece, James Wertsch, the David R. Francis Distinguished Professor and an expert on Russia, discusses Vladimir Putin’s incessant use of false national narratives to justify its invasion of Ukraine.

Matthew Austin, postdoctoral research associated in biology

Tabea Linhard, a professor in Arts & Sciences, writes on the “Human Ties” blog about her experience, thanks to a cross-training grant from the Center for the Humanities, exploring a new discipline to better understand and support the migrants with whom she works.

Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, assistant professor of medicine