In this issue of OMNIA, you get expert perspectives on issues that have demanded attention in 2020, from healthcare inequality to racial justice and the state of democracy. You can also read about a groundbreaking female chemist and how translators open new worlds of art and culture for English readers. We invite you to check out OMNIA’s new podcast series, In These Times, where you can hear directly from our faculty on topics including the development of quarantine practices in the 18th century, mourning rituals, and the relationship between policy and public health.
Features
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Prescribing Inequality
How COVID-19 is bringing health inequality to the fore.
Lost and Found
Translation is an art that allows us to communicate across cultural difference.
We, the People
Rogers Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, is searching for the heart and soul of America.
Dialogue, Revisited
OMNIA looks back on books from three faculty whose contributions to the conversation on race and social justice have stood the test of time.
Agent of Change
Madeleine Joullié makes molecules and waves, leaving her mark in her specialty, her institution, and the lives of her students.
Omnia 101
Omnia 101: Human Cooperation
Coren Apicella, Associate Professor of Psychology, discusses how individual and social behavior evolves.
Movers & Quakers
Courageous Conversation
Glenn Singleton, C’86, is on a mission to achieve racial equity through honest dialogue.
In the Classroom
Outside Their Bubbles
The Undergraduate Data Science Hangout connects students and faculty across seemingly disparate disciplines.
Insomnia
Home Office Artifacts: Jamal J. Elias
Discover the stories behind the Professor of Religious Studies’ home office items—in his own words.
