Small but mighty: Measuring parasites’ footprints
To help elucidate the many roles of parasites in the environment, postdoctoral scholar Amanda Koltz will convene a working group of disease and ecology experts this winter.
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Geoff Childs discusses his research
Geoff Childs in the Department of Anthropology uses anthropological demography to explore what happens to a community when the majority of young people move out for education.
Getting Lost—and Found—in Peru
Mariel Ehrlich, a junior who is double majoring in sociology and Latin American studies, talks about her time abroad in Lima, Peru and how studying Spanish has changed her perspective on what it means to be a global citizen.
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Two hundred years after its publication, “Frankenstein” remains a powerful metaphor for the dangers of science unchecked by social responsibility. Corinna Treitel discusses in this video “Frankenstein’s” continued power to challenge and inform.
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The secret lives of plants
Elizabeth Haswell wants to change the way that people think about plants. What do scientists know about how plants sense their environment, and what remains a mystery? The answers may surprise you.
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Find your path, discover your major
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Q&A with Andrew Butler
Andrew Butler, associate professor of education and of psychological and brain sciences, sits down with the Ampersand as part of our series featuring faculty that joined Arts & Sciences this academic year.
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Seniors Camille Borders and Jasmine Brown named Rhodes Scholars
ArtSci seniors Camille Borders and Jasmine Brown have been selected as Rhodes Scholars. The fellow Ervin Scholars are also sorority sisters and good friends.
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