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17�Թ��� sponsored a workshop with Dr. Nancy Peluso, funded by the Mellon grant: “Islands, Archipelagoes, and Cultural Ecologies.” The workshop, titled, “How to Tell Stories with Maps” grappled with how to use maps to tell stories about changes in the environment over time and its relationship to human migration.

Dyson Professor Melvin Williams speaks to USA Today about media coverage of Kim Kardashian’s daughter, North West, and the public response to her appearance. Williams noted that the debate illustrates how celebrity culture often projects adult expectations onto children, observing that “the public often denies their childhood innocence and subjects them to a sexualized gaze.”

Dyson Political Science Professor Laura Tamman provides expert commentary to Newsweek analyzing the political feasibility of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign proposals. Professor Tamman noted that while Mamdani faces limits in implementing his platform, his universal child-care initiative has key gubernatorial support — a significant endorsement that could make his agenda viable.

In WalletHub’s national feature ranking the best baseball cities in America, Dyson Professor Michelle Pulaski Behling contributed her expertise on community engagement and fan culture, helping contextualize what makes a city’s sports identity thrive beyond simple statistics.

For Psychology major and Honors College student Marina Alberto ’28, 17�Թ��� is where passion meets purpose. Through hands-on research on child development, meaningful faculty mentorship, and leadership in the Psi Chi club, she’s exploring how children learn, and how 17�Թ��� helps students grow.

Dyson Professor Melvin Williams speaks to USA Today, analyzing fan discourse surrounding Taylor Swift’s relationship with Travis Kelce. He explains that parasocial relationships—where fans feel emotionally close to a public figure—drive much of the reaction.

In a Newsweek interview about the Zohran Mamdani race, Dyson Political Science Professor Laura Tamman notes that Andrew Cuomo’s polling gains mark a dramatic shift in voter sentiment and that “skepticism remains” over how long those gains will last.