Through a fellowship from the Association of American University Women, African American Studies professor Tanisha Jackson will examine how modern Black women artists have found ways to use art to facilitate wellness for themselves and their peers.

Science festivals provide a unique platform for scientists to share and explain complex areas of research to a general audience, potentially inspiring future scientists. A postdoc from A&S recently visited Scotland to present his team’s immersive Swimming with Gravitational Waves project at the Orkney International Science Festival.

Cells rely on homeostasis – a state of balance where environmental changes trigger restorative responses – to maintain stability and health. A&S physicists are examining how physical stressors cause cells or tissues to respond and adapt – research that could be key for future medical breakthroughs.