Inspiration can come from anywhere. For professor of visual art Yoonmi Nam, her inspiration came from looking at the relationship between items we buy…
Unwinding: Darren Canady breaks down his work and tackles doubt as a writer
For many writers, the hardest part is getting the first few words on the page. Associate professor of English Darren Canady is no stranger…
Unwinding: Dave Tell on race, memory and the legacy of Emmett Till
What does it mean to commemorate a moment in time? For Professor of Communication Studies Dave Tell, commemorating the legacy of the murder of…
Unwinding with Joy Ward: Ecologist
By now you’ve heard about climate change affecting weather cycles and sea levels, but a less discussed element of rising carbon dioxide levels is…
Unwinding with Jennifer Delgado: Astrophysicist
If you spent any time on social media this summer, you probably heard that United States government agencies confirmed the existence of video footage…
Unwinding with Hannah Britton: Anti-trafficking Researcher
What does human trafficking look like? Most of us have seen stories of captivity play out on big or small screen with familiar casts…
Unwinding with Katie Rhine & Macie Rouse: Community Researchers
When most of us imagine a “lab,” familiar images and associations come to mind: sterile spaces equipped with white coats and Petri dishes, beakers,…
Unwinding with Ward Lyles: Compassionate Urban Planner
What’s the foundation of a city? For urban planner Ward Lyles, the spaces we inhabit are defined as much by an approach to life,…
Unwinding with Paul Stock: Optimist and Environmental Sociologist
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers.…
Unwinding with Alison Olcott: Dinosaur Hunter and Mars Explorer
Do aliens exist on Mars? Possibly. But how do humans actually go about answering that question? One option is to examine rocks to understand the…