Category 2019 Issue 1Posted on July 1, 2019July 3, 20197 Transformative Keys to Increasing Empathy Using neuroscience-based research and an acronym, Helen Riess '78, MD, teaches E.M.P.A.T.H.Y.® as a way to improve our lives, our schools or workplaces, and maybe even the world. In the Q&A f…
Category 2019 Issue 1Posted on June 28, 2019July 9, 2019Microsoft Data Scientist Jennifer Chayes ’78 Elected to National Academy of Sciences The head of Microsoft Research New England, NYC, Montreal, Jennifer Chayes brings FATE—fairness, accountability, transpa…
Category 2019 Issue 1Posted on May 20, 2019September 17, 2019Mapmaking’s Double Edge Associate Professor of the Practice in Earth and Environmental Sciences Kim Diver and Sam Raby ’17 use cutting-edge visu…
Category 2019 Issue 1Posted on May 20, 2019February 3, 2020A Brief Representative History of African American Studies at Wesleyan By Jocelyn Maeyama ’22, with assistance from Jesse Nasta ’07, visiting assistant professor of African American Studies. …
Category 2019 Issue 1Posted on May 20, 2019A Smooth Crossover: From the Court Room to Defending NBA Players’ Rights Following a 30-year career as a renowned trial lawyer, Michele Roberts ’77 is leading the National Basketball Players As…
Category 2019 Issue 1Posted on May 20, 2019Next-Generation Analytics Do and Don’t Make a Difference for Chicago Cubs GM Jed Hoyer ’96 After championships in two of the sport’s most historic and dedicated cities (and, if you believe in such things, helpin…
Category 2019 Issue 1Posted on May 20, 2019How Field Yates ’09 Defies the Odds in the Sports Industry Field Yates ’09 was a two-sport athlete and psychology major at Wesleyan. He now uses his people skills and sports insig…
Category 2019 Issue 1Posted on May 20, 2019Primary Source: The Wesleyan Media Project The Wesleyan Media Project has become a go-to authority for election-related data. The 2018 election season surprised m…
Category 2019 Issue 1Posted on May 20, 2019July 26, 2019The Why Axis: Cutting-Edge Science at Wesleyan In search of photonic breakthroughs, Professor of Physics Tsampikos Kottos often finds himself learning the most from ch…
Category 2019 Issue 1Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019Empowering Research through Passion-Driven Statistics Lisa C. Dierker (above, left) is the Walter Crowell University Professor of Social Sciences and professor of psychology.…