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Vera Tobin Vera Tobin, an associate professor of cognitive science at ����APP, recently wrote an essay in Aeon. In the essay, titled “The Art of the Plot Twist,” Tobin states that surprise twists have two kinds of value. “One is the charm of the surprise itself. When a…

Michael W. Clune Michael W. Clune, Samuel B. and Virginia C. Knight professor of humanities, reflected on his experience with dream incubation in an article published by Harper’s Magazine. In “Night Shifts,” Clune recalls his participation in an experiment at MIT Media Lab, in which he used a…

Aaron Weinberg, professor at the School of Dental Medicine, and Parameswaran Ramakrishnan, professor of pathology and biochemistry, recently co-authored a study investigating a method for impeding the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 at the molecular level. Weinberg, Ramakrishnan and colleagues tested…

Neil S. Greenspan, professor of pathology, penned an article in Genes titled “Genes, heritability, ‘race’, and intelligence: Misapprehensions and implications.” The article discusses the role of genetics in determining measured differences in mean IQ between putative racial groups. Greenspan…

Brian Gran, professor of sociology and law, was one of the featured speakers at the Kazakhstan-U.S. Convention, an event celebrating the 30th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two nations. The convention was held Dec. 3 in Washington, D.C., and covered a wide range of topics…

The Journal of Community Practice published an article, titled "Toward authentic university-community engagement," written by researchers from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.  Authors of the article are: Mark G. Chupp, an associate professor at the Mandel…

New York University Press has published the seventh scholarly book of William Marling, professor in the Department of English at the College of Arts and Sciences. The book, titled Christian Anarchist: Ammon Hennacy, A Life on the Catholic Left, illuminates an “exemplar of vegetarianism, ecology,…

Goutham Rao, the Jack H. Medalie Professor of Home-Centered Health Care and clinical professor of family medicine, gave a presentation about his novel Rainy Day Comrades at Loganberry Books. Rao, who is also a longstanding researcher, medical editor and non-fiction author, discussed the process…

����APP School of Law Co-Dean Michael Scharf has been invited to present an amicus curiae (friend of the court) argument before the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on Feb. 14. It is uncommon for the ICC to invite outside counsel to…

Rui Amaral Mendes, adjunct professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences in the School of Dental Medicine, penned an article titled Translation of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Mucositis Secondary to Cancer Therapy, published on…