Penny Lane, the ±«Óătv art and art history professor whose documentary Nuts! won big at Sundance last year, has earned two major grants aimed at increasing female representation in reporting and filmmaking.
January 18, 2017
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âFor most mammals,â writes Science Magazineâs Elizabeth Pennisi, âsize matters: Large ones, such as elephants and whales, live far longer than small ones like rodents. But among dogs, that rule is reversed. Tiny Chihuahuas, for example, can live up to 15 yearsâ8 years longer than their much larger cousins, Great Danes. Now, a team of [âŠ]January 11, 2017 -
When confronted with government warnings and media headlines about a new global health threat, itâs best to speak directly to those in the know. Before heading home for Thanksgiving break, students and faculty had the chance to discuss the Zika virus outbreak with biology professors Geoff Holm and Bineyam Taye. During the November 14 conference, [âŠ]November 30, 2016 -
Some say that the death of a great philosopher in ±«Óătvâs Ho Tung Visualization Lab on October 27 was a miscarriage of justice and a stain on Athenian democracy. Socratesâ suicide, reenacted on the Vis Labâs domed screen by actor H.C. Selkirk, didnât require the response of law enforcement, but it did draw a crowd [âŠ]November 10, 2016 -
It turns out that everyone may have been measuring carbon emissions incorrectly all along. But not in a good way. New research led by ±«Óătv Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Physics Linda Tseng, published this week in the journal Environmental Science and Technology and reported in Scientific American, identified an overlooked source of greenhouse gas [âŠ]November 7, 2016 -
When New York Magazine planned an article on presidential temperament, they went to psychology professor Rebecca Shiner, the editor of the Handbook of Temperament for her thoughts on the subject. The article is titled âWhat Is âPresidential Temperament,â Anyway?â and it analyzes the history, science â and political implications â of temperament. Temperament is an [âŠ]October 17, 2016 -
Living Writers â one of ±«Óătvâs most popular courses, both on campus and in the wider ±«Óătv community â featured Pulitzer Prize-winning professor Peter Balakian as part of inauguration week festivities at ±«Óătv. Balakian, the Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor in humanities, professor of English, and director of creative writing at ±«Óătv, won the [âŠ]September 30, 2016 -
New research from ±«Óătv demonstrates how biologically determined âearly birdsâ are more likely to make risky or unethical decisions in the afternoon, while biologically determined ânight owlsâ often make the same missteps in the morning. The research, published in the journal Nature (Scientific Reports), titled âMolecular Insights Into Chronotype and Time-of-Day Effects on Decision-Making,â [âŠ]August 19, 2016 -
±«Óătv students spend four years of their lives engaging daily with some of the worldâs brightest, most enthusiastic scholars. Faculty are at the heart of the academic experience, and in a world where undergraduates live the liberal arts, those bonds often extend beyond the boundaries of a classroom or the margins of a syllabus. This [âŠ]May 9, 2016 -
Peter Balakian, the Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor in humanities, professor of English, and director of creative writing at ±«Óătv, has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for Ozone Journal, his collection of poems published last year by University of Chicago Press. In making the announcement, the Pulitzer committee cited the collectionâs [âŠ]April 18, 2016