the ampersand

The latest news and updates from Arts & Sciences

Still separate and unequal: How subsidized housing exacerbates inequality

New sociology research from Elizabeth Korver-Glenn in Arts & Sciences finds Black and Latino subsidized renters live in homes with more unsafe conditions while simultaneously paying more, both total cost and relative to their income.

8.28.23 |

8.28.23

Study: Atmospheric circulation weakens following volcanic eruptions

8.23.23 |

An international team of scientists — including climate scientist Bronwen Konecky in Arts & Sciences — found that volcanic eruptions can cause the Pacific Walker Circulation to temporarily weaken, inducing El Niño-like conditions. Human activity is affecting this system, according to the authors of the new study published in Nature.

8.21.23

Meet our new faculty: Natural sciences and mathematics

8.17.23

Beyond ‘Casablanca’: Tracing the routes of refugee writers

8.17.23

The ‘life-changing’ power of Arts & Sciences programs for high school students

8.17.23

Race-based variations in gut bacteria emerge by 3 months of age

8.17.23 |

A study from biologist Elizabeth Mallott in Arts & Sciences highlights a critical development window during which racial differences in the gut microbiome emerge. Early social and environmental exposures can have large and lasting effects on child development and adult health.

follow the ampersand

Subscribe to the Ampersand

the ampersand

Still separate and unequal: How subsidized housing exacerbates inequality

Still separate and unequal: How subsidized housing exacerbates inequality

Jolliff selected for geology team for lunar landing mission

Meet our new faculty: Humanities

Wiseman-Jones awarded Leakey Foundation grant

Study: Atmospheric circulation weakens following volcanic eruptions

Study: Atmospheric circulation weakens following volcanic eruptions

Meet our new faculty: Natural sciences and mathematics

Beyond ‘Casablanca’: Tracing the routes of refugee writers

The ‘life-changing’ power of Arts & Sciences programs for high school students

Race-based variations in gut bacteria emerge by 3 months of age

Race-based variations in gut bacteria emerge by 3 months of age

follow the ampersand