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Lawmakers continue to deliberate the finer points of the Iran nuclear deal, and media outlets are publishing stories on a daily basis, using words like “isotope,” “centrifuge,” and “uranium enrichment.” �°IJʿ������ turned to a team of faculty to explain some of those words — and a bit of the science that is so critical to […]

“It is highly likely that you, a member of your family, or a close friend will face the decision of whether to use a medication to treat a diagnosed psychiatric disorder. Do you have the skills and knowledge to participate in the decision to use a drug as therapy?” That is the opening paragraph for […]

Editor’s note: This post was written by Rebecca Shiner, professor of psychology To what extent do we maintain the same personality traits from childhood to adulthood? Are our most extraverted college classmates likely to be the most extraverted middle-aged adults at our 25th college reunion? How do our motivations and goals shape the course of […]

Editor’s note: In this series, �°IJʿ������ students share stories about their summer experiences in offices, labs, and open spaces across the world. This summer, I’ve had the pleasure of working with the Chenango United Way (CUW) through a fellowship with �°IJʿ������’s Upstate Institute Summer Field School. The CUW funds programs that address issues regarding health, […]

Even as summer temperatures neared the 90’s in Hamilton this week, �°IJʿ������’s faculty continued to achieve. Here are this week’s highlights. The New York Times has called Graham Hodges, George Dorland Langdon Jr. professor of history and Africana and Latin American studies, “a taxi historian.” He recently weighed in on the debate making headlines in […]

Editor’s note: In this series, �°IJʿ������ students share stories about their summer experiences in offices, labs, and open spaces across the world. This summer, I am on campus working with Professor Barbara Hoopes in the biology department. Our lab is conducting research on genes that determine size variation in poodles.

From photochemical pathways to early animation devices to homosexuality in the Arab world — undergraduate research topics explored this summer by students and faculty were presented at yesterday’s poster session. 

Even though it’s summertime, �°IJʿ������ faculty continue to make news. Here is a brief roundup. Buffalo Lockjaw, the award-winning first novel by Greg Ames, assistant professor of English, was featured in a recent ad for Dockers men’s clothing (pictured above.) Using the hashtag #BookAndALook, the ad copy read “Here’s a soon-to-be-classic look to pair with a soon-to-be-classic […]

�°IJʿ������ Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Bruce Hansen probably should have predicted his recent $600,000 James S. McDonnell Foundation award to fund the next six to eight years’ worth of lab work with dozens of students. After all, his research could easily be considered mind reading.

Editor’s note: In this series, �°IJʿ������ students share stories about their summer experiences in offices, labs, and open spaces across the world. This summer, I’m interning for the History Program Office of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Washington, D.C. By providing easy access to information about its past successes and failures, the […]