Research

African-American Studies: Racial Surveillance

African-American Studies

Faculty Book: Naomi Murakawa

How Liberals Helped Fill America’s Prisons

Tackling antibiotic resistance one bug at a time

Faculty Book: Atif Mian

Faculty Book: Atif Mian

Economics: Making a Move

Greg Kaplan explains what moving — and staying put — means for the economy

Antibiotic Resistance: Invasion of the Superbugs

The stubborn problem of drug-resistant bacterial diseases is escalating

Near Eastern Studies: Understanding Islam

Michael Cook examines the political role of the faith founded by Muhammad

In Short

Faculty Books

Faculty Book: Tali Mendelberg

Speak Up! Women Lack Confidence in Debates

Q&A: Author to Author: A Future in Ruins

Religion: Spiritual Awakenings

Little-known religious movements gave a fresh identity to African-Americans

Geosciences: Visualizing the Earth’s Interior

Nuclear Science: Trust But Verify

A technique to authenticate warheads could improve nuclear disarmament

Computer Science: Improving the Internet’s Busy Roadways

Religion: The Good Samaritan

How do we think about our obligations to strangers in a global community?

In Short

Sociology: Secret Societies

Matthew Salganik tracks hidden populations to improve public health

Musical Theater: Danger as Well as Joy

Musical theater expresses our struggles for community, says Tamsen Wolff

Three Views on Psychology: the Brain at Work

Memory Bank

Engineering: Aloft, Zondlo Tracks Greenhouse Gases

Q&A: Lucianne Walkowicz, Astronomer on Board

She rides the C train to bring astrophysics to New York City commuters

Three Views on Psychology: A Writer's Imagining

Behind the Hysteria

Sociology: Understanding Gender

Tey Meadow studies parents who advocate for their transgender children