Lauren RubensteinAmerican gun ownership tradition stems from foundation of individual freedom, expectations of violence
Bill FisherIn this video, Matthew Kurtz, associate professor of psychology, neuroscience and behavior, talks about his research on cognitive remediation - one of several newer psychological treatments for schizophrenia. He discusses the promising results he and his Wesleyan students have observed working with patients at the Institute of Living in Hartford, Conn. #THISISWHY [youtube width="640" height="420"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP7j2_94Jno[/youtube]
In this video, Wesleyan President Michael Roth speaks with Judith Butler, the Maxine Elliot Professor in the Departments of Rhetoric and Comparative Literature, University of California, Berkeley, at the Center for Humanities on Feb. 13. Their conversation ranges from Butler's earliest philosophical influences to her pioneering book, Gender Trouble, and her current work on desire and recognition. Butler taught at Wesleyan in the 1980s. #THISISWHY [youtube width="640" height="420"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf4px4KyqbY[/youtube]
Rosenthal's book compiles decades worth of private writings from the legendary folk singer and activist
Kate CarlisleNonfiction author Hoffman wins major writing prize.
Hadler discusses how roommates can be helpful guides to international students
Longitudinal study of Harvard men: "the secret to a happy life is relationships, relationships, relationships"
Review: "Reed demonstrates her ability here to write fiction that reflects its time" but is never dated
Prof. William Pinch describes the history and traditions of Sadhus, or Hindu holy men
The president signaled he will make tough decisions on issues like budget, immigration and climate change
In this video, Lori Gruen, professor of philosophy; professor of feminist, gender and sexuality studies; professor of environmental studies, talks about the ethics of caring for chimpanzees who have been subjected to invasive biomedical research. She discusses recent positive developments in the movement to retire to sanctuaries the last 1,000 federally-supported research chimpanzees in the United States. Professor Gruen maintains the website www.last1000chimps.com to track the movement of the remaining research chimps in the U.S. from labs to retirement. Find more information about Chimp Haven, the National Chimpanzee Sanctuary where many research chimps live in retirement, at www.chimphaven.org. #THISISWHY [youtube width="640" height="420"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3HEdXEc95s[/youtube]
Lori Gruen paints a picture of life at the Chimp Haven sanctuary