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Social Sciences

  • Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø students are sharing their experiences conducting research with faculty members on campus and in the field. This post is by economics and geography double major Chris Esposito ’14, of Santa Cruz, Calif.. I remember a striking quotation from Paul Krugman, the Nobel laureate and New York Times columnist. Usually academics write carefully and with […]
    August 12, 2013
  • Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø students are sharing their research and intern experiences this summer. This post is by Viktor Mak ’15  from Fort Myers, Florida. This summer I’m volunteering and living at a weaving cooperative in the Guatemalan highlands for two months. After applying to a Career Services program to fund my summer internship and receiving the support I […]
    August 5, 2013
  • In the spring, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø announced it was returning a collection of artworks to Curtin University in Australia. Professor Ellen Kraly is back in Australia to witness the opening of the collection of Carrolup Artwork, running from August 2 to October 6 at the John Curtin Gallery at Curtin University.
    July 26, 2013
  • Summer certainly means pool parties, lazy afternoons, and hot dogs on the grill. At Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø, summer also means time for some serious research. A sampling of about 150 students conducting summer research on campus presented their findings at the Robert H.N. Ho Science Center last week. The research on display spanned a wide range of […]
    July 24, 2013
  • In celebrating the Year of ‘13, we are posting a story or list that pertains to our lucky number on the 13th of each month. This month, we’ve compiled a list of summer research projects. There are more than 100 students on campus conducting research, including some who just finished their first year at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø, […]
    July 13, 2013
  • As events rapidly unfold in Egypt, experts at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø are discussing the groundswell of public dissatisfaction with that country’s democratically elected government, and how the Egyptian population now appears largely in favor of a military coup. Bruce Rutherford, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø associate professor of political science and director of Middle Eastern and Islamic civilization studies, is intimately […]
    July 3, 2013
  • Associate professor of geography William Meyer joined Steven Cherry in conversation for a podcast called Techwise Conversations. The podcast series is from Spectrum, hosted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Meyer was on the show to talk about his book, The Environmental Advantages of Cities, published in March by MIT Press. The podcast episode is […]
    June 18, 2013
  • Professor Michael Loranty and Kira Yasuda ’15 are currently in Healy, Alaska, examining the effects of permafrost thaw on ecosystem water and nutrient cycling. The study is in conjunction with St. Olaf College, Woods Hole Research Center, and the University of Florida. The Healy sites, run by the University of Florida and the Woods Hole Research […]
    June 6, 2013
  • Professor of Political Science Robert Kraynak has been named an academic fellow by the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD), a non-partisan policy institute based in Washington, D. C. He will travel with a group of 30 American professors to Israel in June 2013 for an intensive study of terrorism and the challenges faced […]
    June 5, 2013
  • Two interdisciplinary science research projects featuring collaborations among diverse faculty from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø and around the world will move forward with grants from the Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø. The projects support the core mission of the institute, which aims to foster the creation of new knowledge that is obtainable only through the development of sustained interdisciplinary […]
    May 24, 2013