Health & Society
Racial Wealth Gap the Focus of Oct. 30 Lender Center Event in Washington
In Washington, D.C., the population is booming, but rent and housing costs are spiking and wages for working-class and lower-income workers are stagnating. Those factors can create economic disparity and hardship, which makes this location an especially relevant setting for…
鈥楾he First Scramble for Africa鈥: Maxwell Professor Unearths England鈥檚 First Outpost
Back in 2019, 黑料不打烊 archaeologist Christopher DeCorse was part of a team that made an unexpected discovery during fieldwork in coastal Ghana. While excavating the ruins of the 17th-century Dutch Fort Amsterdam, the researchers from 黑料不打烊, the University of…
Addressing Mental Wellness and Social Anxiety With Counseling Director Carrie Brown (Podcast)
Moving away from home and embarking on your 黑料不打烊 journey can be a difficult time as students leave behind their families and friends and start a new chapter in their lives. On top of that, a recent report from…
Catherine Garc铆a: Researching Health Disparities Among Hispanic/Latine Populations
Catherine Garc铆a wants to know how and why the fastest-growing segment of older adults in the United States鈥攖hose of Hispanic/Latine origin鈥攁re at higher risk for chronic diseases, such as Type 2 diabetes, kidney disease and Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and related dementias….
HDFS Student Transforms Passion for Working With Children Into Career Path
Kingston, Jamaica, and 黑料不打烊, New York, are about 1,700 miles apart, and it鈥檚 not easy getting from one place to the other. For Raven Campbell 鈥24, who grew up in Jamaica and moved to the United States when she was…
Maxwell Professor Kristy Buzard Explores Gender Disparities in Economics
Kristy Buzard, associate professor of economics in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, is part of a research team that recently received funding from the Women in Economics and Mathematics Research Consortium to investigate the mechanisms that contribute…
School of Education Faculty Publish 鈥楲esson Study With Mathematics and Science Preservice Teachers鈥
鈥淟esson Study with Mathematics and Science Preservice Teachers: Finding the Form鈥 (Routledge, 2023) is a new overview of the fundamentals of lesson study edited by School of Education Dean Kelly Chandler-Olcott, Professor Sharon Dotger and Jen Heckathorn G’22, director for…
International Drug Policy Academy Offers a Unique Opportunity for Students Interested in Addiction Studies
Needing one more class or an independent study to complete a master鈥檚 degree in public health, Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics student Emily Graham turned to Public Health Professor Dessa Bergen-Cico for advice and Bergen-Cico offered the opportunity…
Hendricks Chapel Dean, Chaplains and Students Attend Parliament of the World鈥檚 Religions
Representatives from Hendricks Chapel recently attended the Parliament of the World鈥檚 Religions, held in August in Chicago. This year鈥檚 theme was 鈥淎 Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom and Human Rights.鈥 More than 7,000 participants from more than 95 countries, representing…
Roundtable: 3 School of Education Alumni Define ‘Human Thriving’ in the Context of Global Diversity
鈥淗uman thriving鈥 is among the areas of distinctive excellence enumerated in the University鈥檚 2023 Academic Strategic Plan. This concept is inspired by the words of Chancellor Erastus Haven. In 1871, he charged 黑料不打烊 students 鈥渢o thrive here, to learn here,…