Everyone knows the Frankenstein legend, right? Raymond Boisvert, professor of philosophy at Siena College, takes a deeper look. Educated in Rhode Island, Switzerland, the University of Toronto and Emory University in Atlanta, Raymond Boisvert made his academic reputation with two books on the American philosopher John Dewey. Hired at Siena in 1984, he has taught […]

How do we kill cancer cells that are resistant to the proteins that look to kill them? Evripidis Gavathiotis, associate professor of biochemistry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, explores a new treatment to get rid of these harmful cancer cells while leaving the healthy ones intact. Dr. Gavathiotis’ laboratory aims to elucidate and […]

Classic stories aren’t always in the interest of all students. Rebekah Piper, assistant professor of literacy at Texas A&M University – San Antonio, looks into diversifying the curriculum to fit a diverse student body. Rebekah E. Piper earned her Ph.D from the University of Nevada Las Vegas in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in […]

Is a good leader always able to rally the troops? Jonathan Pruitt, associate professor in the department of ecology, evolution and marine biology at the University of California Santa Barbara, explores this question. Jonathan Pruitt performed his graduate studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville under the direction of Susan Riechert. He then conducted postdoctoral […]

We are still discovering new species. Adam McLain, assistant professor of biology in the department of Biology and Chemistry at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, explores a new species of lemurs and what it means for animal conservation. Dr. Adam McLain received his Ph.D. in biology from Louisiana State University in 2013, and prior to this an […]

Could we grow food on Mars? Edward Guinan, professor of astronomy at Villanova University, answers this question. Dr. Guinan is a pioneer in astronomy and space science research that studies our Sun, stars, and planets inside and outside our solar system as well as the search for potential life on these planets. His recent research […]

We know prison populations are increasing; how about the parolee population? Vincent Schiraldi, senior research scientist at Columbia University, says the prison population is only half the story. Vincent Schiraldi has extensive experience in public life, founding the policy think tank, the Justice Policy Institute, then moving to government as director of the juvenile corrections […]

Does art predict the future? Marsha Gordon, professor of film studies in the Department of English at North Carolina State University, says a nuclear disaster movie from the 1980s rings true today. Marsha Gordon is the author, most recently, of Film is Like a Battleground: Sam Fuller’s War Movies (Oxford University Press, 2017) and is […]

Why is child marriage still allowed in every state in the U.S.? Nicholas Syrett, professor of women, gender and sexuality studies at the University of Kansas, explores the reasons. Nicholas L. Syrett studies gender, sexuality, and childhood in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century United States. He is a coeditor of Age in America: The Colonial Era […]

We must never break the chain. Christine Blackburn, postdoctoral research fellow at Texas A&M University, examines how easy it is for a small break in a supply chain to have lasting effects on many industries. Dr. Blackburn received her PhD in 2015 from Washington State University as part of the Individual Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program. This […]