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For 50 years, researchers at what is now the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) have conducted groundbreaking interdisciplinary studies on social issues such as the effects of placing children in child care, gender equity in education, and the role of social media in adolescents’ lives. From the beginning, its mission has been to deploy rigorous academic research to address real-world problems.

Students collaborate with political science professors to survey the opinions of 18- to 35-year-old voters.

Professor Petra Rivera-Rideau explores Zumba’s vision of Latinness in new book.

Wellesley College professor Rebecca Selden examines how various fishing communities can change their fishing habits in order to adapt to climate change.

A Wellesley College professor is among a team of researchers who’ve discovered a cosmic question mark that may yield answers about how stars are born in galaxies.

Wellesley College students and alums are once again among a select group of students receiving awards to support graduate study. Here are some of this year’s fellowship recipients.

Program lets Wellesley student researchers work on projects alongside faculty.

Africana studies professor Chipo Dendere studies the impact of migration and death on elections.