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Professor Seong Jae Min writes an op-ed in The Korea Times discussing how Korea's high-tech landscape leaves foreigners and marginalized groups behind.

Professor Anne Toomey discusses with BBC News about Roberto Brito, who learned to use a chainsaw at age 11 and now leverages his deep knowledge of the Amazon rainforest to guide tourists.

Psychology Professor DaSean Young shares insights with the American Heart Association, emphasizing the under-researched connection between mental health and marching arts.

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Dyson Associate Professor Shirley Wang, PhD, is reimagining the classroom experience at 17�Թ��� by integrating wellness-based teaching strategies. Because when students feel their best, they do their best.

The Helene and Grant Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship at 17�Թ��� leads and supports Community-Engaged Research across its many partnerships with local communities and organizations. Community-engaged research is a collaborative process that incorporates the input of individuals and organizations affected by research outcomes as equal partners in the research process.

Clinical Associate Professor of Economics Mark Weinstock, MA, appeared on WPIX-TV (Channel 11), to weigh in on the possible economic impact of the port workers strike affecting 36 US ports from Maine to Texas.

“If the strike lasts less than two weeks, I don’t think the impact on the economy is going to be too significant,” he said.

According to Weinstock, the goods will still ship through the western ports and reach the New York City area by rail or truck with a slight increase in prices.

“I would be surprised if it were higher than 5-10%,” Weinstock said.

Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies Melvin Williams, PhD, was quoted in the New York Times in an article examining Vice President Kamala Harris’s historic run for US president, and specifically how it has outpaced Hollywood depictions of women of color as presidents in fictional film and television programming.

Williams referred to the lack of women of color playing commander in chief roles in the entertainment industry as an example of “symbolic annihilation,” an academic term describing the exclusion of groups in popular culture and mass media.

“We don’t put it on-screen, so you don’t see it as a possibility, and large audiences don’t even begin to fathom it as a possibility,” he said.

Lily Lockwood ’26, a double major in Peace and Justice Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies, shares her journey of discovering her passion for activism and social justice and reflects on the vibrant queer, femme, and activist community on campus that shaped her academic path.

Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies Melvin Williams, PhD, examined the implications of Taylor Swift's recent endorsement of Harris/Walz in the 2024 US Presidential Election and further implications of celebrity endorsements in US Presidential elections on Lithuanian TV.