Topic: society and culture

Nicole Santero at home, surrounded by BTS memorabilia, including a poster.
People | August 3, 2020

Nicole Santero balances her job communicating about the School of Public Health with her doctoral research on the BTS phenomenon.

smiling black woman hangs "open" sign on the window of her business
Research | July 24, 2020

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ political science expert Tiffiany Howard examines the lag in U.S. Black business ownership and opportunities for closing the racial wealth gap.

Hands of white and black people being raised in the air at a protest.
Research | June 22, 2020

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ African American and African Diaspora Studies professor Tyler D. Parry on the effectiveness of protesting to enact social change.

illustration of flag with starburst emblem
Campus News | June 18, 2020

Video from Student Diversity and Social Justice will mark holiday commemorating the end of slavery.

silhouette of man and woman arguing
Research | June 16, 2020

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ criminal justice professor Gillian Pinchevsky on the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on victims of intimate partner abuse and how society can help protect them in the future.

Protest signs read "Defund Police" and "Abolish Police"
Research | June 10, 2020

As more municipalities weigh the future of their police departments, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ professors explain what these movements mean and how they would work.

Jessica Murrey headshot
People | June 5, 2020

How a classroom assignment led 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ alumna Jessica Walters Murrey to a career as a social change communication expert.

A person hangs up a "come in, we're open" sign on a window.
Business and Community | June 4, 2020

Mental health expert Dr. Michelle Paul provides strategies on fighting off anxieties as people return to work, outside activities.