Drug Discovery

Why We Need New Antibiotics More Than Ever

By Diana Brazzell, Footnote

Cultivating Confidence

Why Women Entrepreneurs Underestimate Themselves – And What We Can Do About It

By Susan Duffy, Babson College

Robots Grow Up

Building the Emotional Machine

By Angelica Lim, Kyoto University

Encouraging Efficiency

Scientific Research Needs More Funding, But Also Smarter Spending

By Deepti Pradhan, Yale

Engaged Inquiry

Helping Students Pursue Research With A Purpose

By Allen Hance & Stephen Buka, Brown University

Disrupting Impulse

Could Altering Brain Waves Help People With Schizophrenia?

By Kathleen Cho, UCSF

Meat Misunderstanding

Should You Really Swear Off Bacon? How Statistical Confusion Provoked An Online Panic

By Stefanie Tignor, Northeastern & Jesse Lyons, MIT

DNA Debates

Who Owns Your Genes?

By Diana Brazzell, Footnote

Cancer Genomics

Tailoring Treatment, One Cancer Patient At A Time

By Judy C. Boughey & Matthew P. Goetz, Mayo Clinic

Personalized Medicine

Genomics Moves From The Lab To The Doctor’s Office

By Diana Brazzell, Footnote

Design for Good

Better Health, By Design

By Ravi Sarpatwari, Brown Medical School

Transitioning Transit

Millennials On The Move: Attracting Young Workers Through Better Transportation

By Jonathan L. Harris, Johnson & Wales

Insurance Options

Choosing a Health Exchange for Rhode Island

By Jessica Mulligan, Providence College

Strengthening Families

Ensuring Paid Family Leave Pays Off

By Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz & Rachel-Lyn Longo, URI

Moral Machines

Teaching Robots To Behave Ethically

By Bertram Malle, Brown University

Untangling Unemployment

Rhode Island Unemployment: Is There Labor Market Mismatch?

By Neil Mehrotra, Brown University