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

Good Fat in a White Hat

A beneficial fat rare in Western diets appears to fight cardiovascular disease.

by Jonathan Shaw

Letters from Prison

Business leaders explain how they went astray.

by Jonathan Shaw

Reading Tea Leaves

Digitized herbaria collections data allow researchers to predict future plant ranges.

by Jonathan Shaw

Born to Rest

Evolution shaped humans to rest—and to run only when absolutely necessary.

by Jonathan Shaw

Printing in Free Space

A new kind of 3-D printer forms wires in midair.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Aiding the “Doubly Disadvantaged”

Sociologist Anthony Jack studies two types of low-income students.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Post-Regulatory School Reform

Making the case for charter schools and other choice options to boost educational performance

by Paul E. Peterson

The Plastic Earth

Connecting climate change to the planet’s shifting crust

by Jonathan Shaw

The Democracy of Everyday Life

Nancy Rosenblum studies neighbors and the power of proximity.

by Lydialyle Gibson

America's Higher-Education Agenda

A focused briefing on degree-attainment, democracy, and economic opportunity

by Clayton Spencer