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.
Humanities and Social Sciences in the Age of Crisis
In conversation with A&S Dean Mark Kornbluh, Karen Petrone, professor of history and director of the newly launched College of Arts & Science’s Cooperative for the Humanities and Social Sciences, along with Kristin Monroe, associate professor of anthropology, will discuss the state and value of the humanities and social sciences in a time of crisis and social change.
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