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Digital Collections Keep Student Research Alive

With the onset of COVID-19 and resulting disruptions to hands-on student research, Associate Professor of Biology...

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Teaching Trials: Professor Brings Vaccine Experience to the Classroom

On the first day of this fall’s Research Methods and Applied Statistics class, Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration ...

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On Climate, CCAS Scientists See Biden Plans as Fresh Air

As the Biden administration prepares to take office, few policy areas are set for more dramatic shifts than climate change. From one presidential candidate calling global warming a hoax and...

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When Hollywood Dreams Dim, Alumna Shines a Light

Caroline Adegun, BA ’12, MA ’16, founded Hollywood Wingwoman Talent, a nonprofit talent development firm that helps artist find shelter, food and resources.

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Ghosts of the Coast: Artists and Scientists Bring ‘Ghost Forests’ to Life

For a decade, Assistant Professor of Biology Keryn Gedan has told an ecological ghost story. The...

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‘Safety Net’ Required to Slow Biodiversity Decline

A “safety net” made up of multiple ambitious and interlinked goals is needed to tackle nature’s alarming decline, according to an international team of researchers analyzing the new goals for...

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New Mourning: How COVID Is Altering the Way We Grieve

In Indiana, a recently deceased man’s life was celebrated with a parade through his hometown, as fire trucks led lines of cars decked with balloons and banners. In New Jersey, mourners climbed to...

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Glamour Shot: Alumnus Photographer Snaps the Stars

Growing up amid the political tumult of 1950s Iran, Firooz Zahedi, BFA ’76, often escaped to the movies. With a coup in the capital and turmoil in the streets—Zahedi’s own father...

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Troubled Water: A Student’s Crusade to Solve Puerto Rico’s Crisis

Omar Negron-Ocasio, a graduate student, saw the need for a sustainable solution to Puerto Rico's ongoing water crisis and created water filtration company.

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Earthquake May Have Destroyed Ancient Canaanite Palace

Professor of Classics and Anthropology Eric Cline co-directed a team of Israeli and American researchers that uncovered evidence of an earthquake that may have destroyed a...