Research

Electrical Engineering: Healing Without Hurting

Lasers may provide a means for less invasive diagnosis and monitoring

Religion: The Book of Good News

AnneMarie Luijendijk studies an ancient advice manual for the religious

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

They Rely on the Fly

Faculty Book: Rachel Bowlby

Parenting Tales of Past Exhibit Modern Themes

Psychology: Why Decisions Suffer When We Go Without

Scarcity, says Professor Eldar Shafir, taxes the mind and makes it hard to think

In Short

Faculty Books

Politics: Keeping Secrets

Do we have the right to know what’s done in our name?

Art: Beauty ... Or Just Stuff?

An exhibition and class pose the question: What is art?

Electrical Engineering: Smarter Smart Phones

Mung Chiang helps clear congestion on the information superhighway

Faculty Book: Angus Deaton

Foreign Aid Can Hurt Developing Nations

In Short

Literature: Its Not So Romantic

The popularization of Austen has overly romanticized her fiction, professors say

Faculty Book: Angela Creager

How Radioisotopes Changed Medicine

Photography: Capturing Stillness

A retrospective of photographer Emmet Gowin’s career displays intimate portraits

Faculty Books