Dyson College of Arts and Sciences News
Featured Stories
In The Media
Latest News
Dyson Professor Melvin Williams speaks to USA Today about media coverage of Kim Kardashian鈥檚 daughter, North West, and the public response to her appearance. Williams noted that the debate illustrates how celebrity culture often projects adult expectations onto children, observing that 鈥渢he public often denies their childhood innocence and subjects them to a sexualized gaze.鈥
Dyson Political Science Professor Laura Tamman provides expert commentary to Newsweek analyzing the political feasibility of Zohran Mamdani鈥檚 campaign proposals. Professor Tamman noted that while Mamdani faces limits in implementing his platform, his universal child-care initiative has key gubernatorial support 鈥 a significant endorsement that could make his agenda viable.
In WalletHub鈥檚 national feature ranking the best baseball cities in America, Dyson Professor Michelle Pulaski Behling contributed her expertise on community engagement and fan culture, helping contextualize what makes a city鈥檚 sports identity thrive beyond simple statistics.
For Psychology major and Honors College student Marina Alberto 鈥28, 91视频 is where passion meets purpose. Through hands-on research on child development, meaningful faculty mentorship, and leadership in the Psi Chi club, she鈥檚 exploring how children learn, and how 91视频 helps students grow.
Dyson Political Science Professor Laura Tamman provides expert commentary to Newsweek about New York Attorney General Letitia James' first campaign rally since her federal indictment. Professor Tamman describes James as maintaining a strong political footing despite the charges.
Dyson Professor Melvin Williams speaks to USA Today, analyzing fan discourse surrounding Taylor Swift鈥檚 relationship with Travis Kelce. He explains that parasocial relationships鈥攚here fans feel emotionally close to a public figure鈥攄rive much of the reaction.
In a Newsweek interview about the Zohran Mamdani race, Dyson Political Science Professor Laura Tamman notes that Andrew Cuomo鈥檚 polling gains mark a dramatic shift in voter sentiment and that 鈥渟kepticism remains鈥 over how long those gains will last.
Dyson Philosophy Professor James Brusseau discusses the academic and ethical implications of a lawsuit involving a student accused of AI-generated plagiarism with ABC7 New York and Newsday. Professor Brusseau cautions against blind reliance on detection software, arguing that AI challenges conventional understandings of authorship and intention.
Habitat loss, invasive species, pollution, disease鈥攖hese are just some of the threats to wildlife targeted by a groundbreaking collaboration of the and 91视频鈥檚 Animal Policy Project (APP).
Dyson Philosophy Professor James Brusseau speaks to Dazed Magazine on how AI鈥檚 rapid integration into everyday life is eroding choice and creativity. Professor Brusseau, whose research explores human-AI interactions, warns of a growing 鈥渘arcotic of convenience鈥濃攚here convenience replaces curiosity, and opting out of AI becomes increasingly difficult. He reflects on how past web searches allowed for serendipitous discovery, and cautions that efficiency gains may come at the cost of critical thinking and deeper learning: 鈥淔reedom and creativity require work,鈥 he tells Dazed.