Promoting Social Science Health Equity Research during COVID-19
Dean Mark Kornbluh will talk with Sociology Professor Carrie Oser about generating social science research to promote health equity during COVID-19. They will explore the underlying needs for health equity research broadly, which have been recently highlighted due to the dual public health crises of racism and COVID-19. In addition, they will discuss practical issues associated with conducting human subjects research during a pandemic, managing and motivating diverse research teams, and deploying strategies to overcome barriers in order to promote health and well-being.
New Biology Faculty Member Uses Snakes to Explore Riddles of Evolution
By Richard LeComte
Phillip Skipwith is plumbing the depths of the evolutionary processes that create species – and his subjects have scales.
“I want to understand how you go from having a ancestral lizard skull to having a derived snake skull,” he said. “That’s a big change.”
Welcome Class of '24 - Maggie Espinosa
The College of Arts and Sciences welcomes our incoming freshman. Find out about some of these fresh faces on campus in this new video series.