Past Communities

Art & Activism

Can art effect social change?

Prof. Abigail McEwen

Bats in Society

How might an understanding of human-wildlife conflicts shape our approach to disease, ecology, and conservation?

Prof. Shannon P. Browne

Cities

How do cities work?

Prof. Deb Niemeier

Design in Practice

How do designers envision better futures?

Prof. Madlen Simon

Digital Media and Law

What are our constitutional rights and ethical responsibilities as citizens of the digital world?

Prof. Deborah Nelson

Enterprising Cultures

How does personal identity shape our lives as entrepreneurs, workers, and consumers in a thoroughly business-oriented society?

Prof. David Sicilia

Freedom Fighting

How did ordinary people destroy American slavery?

Prof. Richard Bell

Free Speech

Why is the right to free speech so essential in a democracy and such a threat to totalitarianism?

Prof. Cynthia Martin

Harvest

How can economics help us understand environmental problems and design better policies to solve them?

Prof. Lars Olson

Health Justice

How do we ensure everyone has the information needed to live a long and healthy life?

Prof. Beth St. Jean

Language

Does information drive human history?

Prof. Juan Uriagereka

Linguistic Profiling

What are the implications of speaking with a dialect?

Prof. Ebony Terrell-Shockley

Masculinities and Family Health

How do masculinities shape family health and well-being?

Prof. Kevin Roy

Novel Humans

What are the dark, uncertain borders between the human and the nonhuman, between the natural and the unnatural, between life and death?

Prof. Jonathan Auerbach

Once & Future Planet

How does understanding Earth's past help us plan for the future?

Prof. James Farquhar

Riots

When and how can riots be morally justified?

Prof. Bernard Cooperman

Visualizing Knowledge

Is data beautiful?

Prof. Oliver Gaycken

Weather & Climate

What are weather and climate?

Prof. Tim Canty

Write Now

Why does poetry matter?

Profs. Joshua Weiner & Michael Collier