Faculty Archive

In his new book, political scientist Donald Kettl argues that 20th-century government is no match for 21st-century problems.

Middle East scholar Heather Sharkey’s new book examines the impact of American Presbyterian missionaries in Egypt.

Anthropologist Adriana Petryna charts the expansion of the global clinical trials industry.

Sociologist Charles Bosk analyzes the effectiveness of checklists in patient safety.

Historian Richard Beeman’s new book explores the making of the American Constitution.

Political science scholar and international adviser Brendan O'Leary maintains that the Iraq constitution offers the best framework for stability and democracy.

Cosmologist Mark Devlin uses balloon-borne telescope to find the source of half the light in the universe.

Scientist Sarah Tishkoff pulls together a database of African populations—one DNA sample at a time.

Graduate student Lucia Peixoto investigates the molecular machinery of single cell parasites.

Physicist Andrea Liu discusses research into how systems of particles transition to jammed states.

Psychologist Robert DeRubeis searches for a better weapon in the battle against depression.

Historian Thomas Childers explores the complicated reality of the Greatest Generation's return from World War II.

English scholar Peter Conn presents a literary history of the American 1930s.

English scholar Wendy Steiner places enduring characters in new conversations at the cusp between opera and musical theater.

Historian Kathleen Brown's new book examines the evolution of body care in early America.

Historian Mary Frances Berry’s new book looks back to ready readers for the next chapter in American civil rights.

Biologist Ted Abel discovers a way to reverse cognitive impairment caused by sleep deprivation.

Psychologists Peter DeScioli and Robert Kurzban propose a new theory of human friendship.

Biologist Peter Petraitis and team discover rapid increases in shell size in the Atlantic dogwhelk.

Philosopher Susan Schneider's new book examines age-old philosophical puzzles through the lens of science fiction.