Research

Update: Into the Cosmos

Teaming with NASA to explore the nature of our place in the universe

Astrophysics: View of the Heavens

A new telescope aims to map the universe in stunning and unprecedented detail

The Sun, The Moon, The Stars

Q&A: Ali Valenzuela

A Force to Contend With: Hispanic voters have become a crucial factor in American elections

Q&A: Jhumpa Lahiri on Loving Italian

Writing in Italian offers a meditation on Lahiri’s passion for the language

Creative Writing: Big Sky Country

Montana holds the key to a family’s idiosyncrasies in Boris Fishman ’01’s novel Americans

A Debut Novel Tackles Translation

In Short

Q&A: Jessica Metcalf on Herd Immunity

The importance of vaccination, and how its effects can be undermined

International Affairs: The Banality of Evil

Terrorist groups such as al-Qaida, says Jacob Shapiro, are ‘surprisingly mundane’

A Mischief-Maker’s Games in Math and Life

Biography: John Conway

In Short

Economics: Mortality Rising

Case-Deaton study reveals a sharp rise in death rates for middle-aged whites Americans

Faculty Book: Eddie S. Glaude Jr. *97

How Race Still Enslaves, And What Must Be Done

Excerpt: Democracy in Black

Astrophysics: Holes in Space

David Spergel ’82 answers the question: Did Interstellar get the science right?

Awards for Innovation

In Short

Q&A: Marta Tienda

A sociologist makes the case for affirmative action in higher education

Energy: Blowing in the Wind

Devising cost-effective ways to use renewable sources of energy

Q&A: Christy Wampole

The End of Irony

Faculty Book: James McPherson

A New View of the Confederate President Jefferson Davis

International Affairs: Reform School

Jennifer Widner gathers case studies of problem-solving in developing countries

Psychology: Lights Out

A campaign to conserve energy offers a chance to study altruistic behavior