Shocks to the System

Maloney Family Distinguished Associate Professor of Economics Hasan Cömert talks about his new grant from the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) to pursue his research, “Exchange Rate Shocks, Economic Inequality, and Gender Disparities in Turkey: A History and Context Sensitive Analysis with Lessons for Comparative Studies.” 

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What Nature Can Do for Your Brain (and Your Brain Can Do for Nature)

Susan Masino is the Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of Applied Science at Trinity College. She is a neuroscientist, and her research into adenosine, the ketogenic diet, and their links to treating seizures as well as other disorders is well-known. Masino’s parallel work looks at brain health and natural areas, especially our current or future old-growth forests. This work might be lesser known but is critically important to climate stabilization and human health.

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At the Heart of the Matter

Charles A. Dana Research Professor of Engineering Joseph Palladino recently was named to a second endowed professorship, the Vernon D. Roosa Professor of Applied Science, the same named chair once held by his mentor and former Trinity faculty member Joseph Bronzino.

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