Faculty & Research
FAS Dean Outlines Preparations for Loss of Federal Funding
“To preserve our mission, we must act now,” Hoekstra says at faculty meeting
by Jonathan Shaw
Samuel Stouffer
Brief life of Samuel Stouffer, survey researcher: 1900-1960
by Jackson Toby
A Crossroads in Biomedicine?
Uncertainty and humanity could be key to addressing the reproducibility crisis.
by Bennett McIntosh
John Ruskin, Victorian Radical and Art Historian
A Houghton exhibition explores the thinker’s influences and impact.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Can MOOCs Predict the Future of Online Education?
Harvard and MIT experiences suggest a more constrained vision for massive free courses.
by Jonathan Shaw
Manuscripts Illuminated…by Women
Tracing lapis lazuli provides evidence that women were directly involved in creating medieval illuminated manuscripts.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
The Innovation Engine
Economist William Kerr argues for streamlining immigration to attract high-skilled talent from abroad.
by John A. Griffin
The Teddy Bear Effect
Cherubic features benefit black male CEOs, but not other groups, underscoring the complexity of social disadvantage.
by Erin O'Donnell
People Who Don’t Get AIDS
The immune systems of “elite controllers” point to HIV’s vulnerabilities.
by Jonathan Shaw
What It Means to Be OK
Daniela Lamas and the practice of post-ICU care
by Lydialyle Gibson
Ulysses S. Grant
Brief history of the image of a hero: 1822-1885
by Elizabeth D. Samet