Inquiring Minds

Fall 2023
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Literary Device

UMass researchers using AI to translate books into 20+ languages

Spring 2023

Telling a Different Story

Artress Bethany White ’86 explains how diverse narratives can forge connections

Fall 2022

The Deconstructivist

Rectifying stereotypes in a post-9/11 world

Spring 2022

Braving the blank page

Kristyn Shea ’06 shares her journey from student to top teacher

Fall 2021

How to Build Resilient Relationships

Three experts weigh in on healthy relationships post-COVID

Summer 2021

Who’s the Real Impostor?

One alumna’s struggle with impostor syndrome and her tips to overcome it

Winter 2020
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The Wrong Answer Project

A theater project asks us to reimagine high-stakes testing

Spring 2020

In the Course of Human Events

INQUIRING MINDS: A student uses her voice to speak for those who can’t

Fall 2019

One Person’s Trash is Another Person’s Artifact

INQUIRING MINDS: ‘The items left behind by migrants tell a story’

Spring 2019

Inquiring Minds

Research on killer robots, Genghis Khan, megabugs, and bendy straws.

Fall 2018

Inquiring Minds

The northern pike is a twitchy fish—when startled it changes direction incredibly quickly.

Summer 2018

Inquiring Minds

New research includes the motherhood penalty, evolution of sweat, food poisoning prevention.