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Jessica Greenberg and balance scale
How has political populism affected transatlantic relations?
 Jessica R. Greenberg is an anthropology professor and the co-editor of the policy report “Populism and the Future of...
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Video games, the ancient world, and a higher level of learning
 Eduardo García-Molina, professor of classics, was introduced to his future career through video games. “That’s how I got into antiquity,” he said. “It wasn’t through Homer or anything like that. It was playing Rome: Total War.”Playing this...
Research team
Team simulates a living cell that grows and divides
 By simulating the life cycle of a minimal bacterial cell — from DNA replication to protein translation to metabolism and cell division — scientists have opened a new frontier of computer vision into the essential processes of life.The researchers, led by...
Stewart Coles
Racial, political cues on social media shape TV audiences’ choices
 Social media users are more likely to watch TV programs that are endorsed by members of their political party, a recent study suggests. However, individuals’ racial identity and their perceptions of racial and political ingroup norms and the demographics of a program’s intended audience also...
Greg Howard, a professor of economics, and Russell Weinstein, a professor of labor and employment relations and of economics
Paper: HBCUs promote social, economic mobility for Black children who live nearby
 New research from a team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign economists estimates the social mobility effects of four-year public historically Black colleges and universities on Black children who live in the same county as an HBCU.Using data on children born around 1980, the...
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Empowering teaching for today's world
 Following a successful launch, the LAS Academy for Educational Excellence looks forward to continuing its New Faculty Teaching Program to...

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