Category: Professional Notes

Frankel Explains Threats Posed by Cancer-Causing Contaminants in Major Waterways

According to the study’s lead author, Tyler Frankel, who was quoted in Phys.org, coal ash contaminants increase in concentration as they work their way up through the food web, threatening a number of predatory fish and birds. “These waterways serve as important routes for several migratory fish species and sensitive nursery habitats for various endemic […]

Online Magazine Reviews Barry’s Book, ‘Bishop in Flight’

On February 11, 2024, the online magazine, Ancient Jew Review, published a shining review of Prof. Jennifer Barry’s first book Bishops in Flight.The review can be found here:Bishops in Flight: Exile and Displacement in Late Antiquity in Review, Book NotesBarry, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, is currently on research leave as the Harvard Loeb Classics Library Fellow […]

Thaxter Speaks on the Conflation of Self-ish vs. Self-care

“There are a number of different ways of thinking about selfishness and where those messages come from,” said Adjunct Professor of Psychology Peter Thaxter. “I think sometimes that message on self-ish vs. self-care or self-preservation often can get misconstrued or conflated based on the messaging in our society.” Read more. 

Larus Comments on VOA Chinese on Pacific Islands Funding

Elizabeth Freund Larus, Professor Emerita of Political Science and International Affairs and Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Pacific Forum, commented to Voice of American Chinese that Congress’ failure to renew funding of the Compacts of Free Association (COFAs) with the Pacific Islands of Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau jeopardizes US influence and sea control in […]