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Lender Center Hosts Community-Based Organizations for Networking, Partnership-Building
Representatives from some 80 regional community-based organizations gathered at the Marriott 鶹ƵDowntown March 27 for an expo event hosted by 鶹ƵUniversity’s Lender Center for Social Justice. 鶹Ƶ 300 people attended. The event was designed to facilitate dialogue and…
Haowei Wang Named 2025-26 Fellow by Association of Population Centers
Haowei Wang, assistant professor of sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has been named a 2025-26 Association of Population Centers (APC) Fellow. Every year, the APC selects 12 population research centers to nominate an early-career center…
University to Honor Those Making a Difference at One University Awards
The One University Awards Ceremony, an annual event to honor members of the 鶹ƵUniversity community who are making a difference through academics, scholarship, creative work and dedicated service, will be held Friday, April 11, from 1 to 2:30 p.m….
Protecting Your Health in a Polarized World: Expert Advice on Political Stress
Feeling overwhelmed by politics? You’re not imagining it. The stress is real, and it can take a toll on your health. According to national surveys conducted by the American Psychological Association, close to half of U.S. adults say politics are…
A&S Researchers Explore the Impact of Climate Warming and Population Growth on America’s Rivers
The chemistry of U.S. rivers is changing—and will change further in complex ways in different regions of the country. Scientists are exploring ways to predict future changes in watershed chemistry, which could improve managing them for climate change and community…
A&S Chemist Develops Ultrasensitive Molecular Force Sensors
Professor Xiaoran Hu in the College of Arts and Sciences has developed molecules that undergo mechanochemical transformations, which could be used to report nanoscale stress in plastics and help scientists study mechanobiology processes. Plastic components are commonly used in infrastructure…
Striving to Improve the Efficacy of Obesity, Diabetes Treatments (Podcast)
The cutting-edge weight loss and diabetes research developed by medicinal chemist Robert Doyle has offered significant and consistent weight loss and glucose control to its recipients through peptide-based treatments. Doyle and his fellow collaborators reported that two new peptide compounds—GEP44…
Maxwell Panel Weighs the Implications of the Proposed Dismantling of the Department of Education
What’s the role of the U.S. Department of Education? If the department were to be dismantled—as proposed by the Trump administration—how would students, families and universities be affected? Those are a few of the questions examined by a multidisciplinary panel…
New York City the Setting for Second ‘Monumental Concerns’ Symposium
A daylong symposium hosted by 鶹ƵUniversity Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems will bring together artists, poets, scholars, activists and theorists to explore contested sites of memory and monuments. “Monumental Concerns 2”—a continuation of the first “Monumental Concerns” symposium…
Maxwell X Lab Study Reveals New Data on Email Recruitment
Findings by the Maxwell X Lab may help employers, nonprofit organizations and other entities better connect with underserved communities. Their research, recently published in the Journal of Behavioral Public Administration, is the result of a collaboration between the Maxwell School and…