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Íøºì±¬ÁÏ held its annual Faculty Awards Ceremony and celebrated five faculty members for their research, teaching and service.
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Íøºì±¬ÁÏ held its annual Faculty Awards Ceremony and celebrated five faculty members for their research, teaching and service.
New research from Íøºì±¬ÁÏ reveals that mimicking a keto diet in fruit flies extends lifespan but reduces fertility, suggesting that ketone bodies could act as metabolic signals rather than simply a fuel source.
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ’s Professor Jared Schwartzer, a behavioral neuroscientist, spoke to the Boston Globe about the move to relabel this form of folic acid as a treatment for autism.
Working closely with students in his laboratory, Douglas Roossien, Íøºì±¬ÁÏ’s new assistant professor of biological sciences, studies fruit flies to understand how the human brain works.
Arnav Adhikari, whose area of expertise is the intersection of postcolonial thought, contemporary literature and visual media, joins Íøºì±¬ÁÏ’s Department of English this fall as an assistant professor.
A childhood growing up in the Balkans sparked the current research of Sidita Kushi, the new assistant professor of politics at Íøºì±¬ÁÏ, on why some conflicts inspire humanitarian military interventions, and some do not.
Nieves Romero-DÃaz, Íøºì±¬ÁÏ professor of Spanish on the Alum Foundation, spoke with New Books Network about the new book she has coedited on the subject of early modern maternity.
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ students Kelly Aja ’27 and Kimberly Dominguez ’27 have been selected for the Beckman Scholars Program through a competitive application process.
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Philosophy James Harold spoke to Yahoo News about the age-old question of the possibility of separating the art from the artist.
Arie Shaus, visiting assistant professor in data science at Íøºì±¬ÁÏ, is a coauthor of a new study that examines the genetic diversity of the ancient Punic people.