Featured Articles | Amanda Womac

Diversity of Thought: Environmental Ethics

John Nolt—a self-described nerd—began his career in the Department of Philosophy teaching philosophical logic. However, like Marvel comic characters, such as Spider-Man, ...Read More

Diversity of the Past: Classical Archaeology

Stephen Collins-Elliott spent the 2015-16 academic year as a fellow at the UT Humanities Center, which not only allowed him to work on his book manuscript, but also gave him ...Read More

Diversity of Writing: Creative Nonfiction

Margaret Lazarus Dean, director of the creative writing program in the Department of English, learned to write fiction. Her latest book, however, is a work of creative ...Read More

Michelle Brown recognized as the 2016 Critical Criminologist of the Year

Michelle Brown got her first taste of criminology when she volunteered at women’s shelters and saw first-hand the limited impact of harsh crime policies. “The women in ...Read More

Celebrating conversos and 400 years of Ets Haim

In the 1600s, Spanish and Portuguese Jews, who were forced to convert from Judaism to Catholicism, fled to Amsterdam in order to return to Judaism in a tolerant society. They ...Read More

A Synthesis of Science and Art

Preeti Chandrachud, a fifth-year graduate student had her third paper published in the journal Organometallics in June 2016. The editorial board selected this article as a ...Read More

New Elements

Research can have various forms of impact. Some discoveries shape the very nature of our existence. Others can be extremely important to the scientific community but barely ...Read More

A wing, a prayer and some tender, loving care

Morgan Kessler appears around the corner of the cabin with the red tail hawk in her gloved hands. Holding it close, she walks slowly but deliberately to the spot where she ...Read More

Getting to know the red tail hawk

If you’ve ever seen a movie in which a hawk or an eagle appears, or the camera pans a mountain and valley landscape, then you’ve probably heard the thrilling, raspy ...Read More

Of all dangers, man is raptors’ biggest threat

Raptors are often thought of as strong, fierce birds of prey, but the reality is they face more threats than most people realize. Many birds of prey species are highly ...Read More