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Musician and computational neuroscientist Kimaya Lecamwasam ’21, a PhD student in MIT’s Media Lab, uses neuroscience, AI, and music to explore music’s impact on mental health and well-being.

Michael P. Jeffries, dean of academic affairs and professor of American studies, reviews “Three or More Is a Riot,” a new book on race and culture by Jelani Cobb, dean of Columbia Journalism School.

A new net cost estimator, developed by economist and college cost transparency advocate Phil Levine, uses just household income to predict how much a family will pay for a student to attend college.

Nyasha Marimakwenda, associate research scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women, says rape within marriage is still silenced in South Africa and often happens alongside other forms of abuse.

The Davis Museum’s “The Worlds of Ilse Bing” examines the photographer’s career and her friendship with composer and sound designer Suzanne Ciani ’68, who donated 16 of Bing’s works to the Davis.

A study by economist Phillip Levine showed that only 16% of students enrolled in private colleges paid the full price in 2019. Discounts seem to be the rule, not the exception.

“When I first mentioned Chinese science fiction to people, they were surprised: How could China have science fiction?” says Mingwei Song, professor of Chinese studies, on the “Three-Body Problem.”

“One Girl’s Journey After Her Grandma Said to Kill Her”: Chantale Zuzi ’25 reminds us that the talent, strength, ambition, entrepreneurship, and resilience of refugees enriches societies.

Linda Charmaraman, senior research scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women, shares ways to keep children safer and happier online, “a world that is deeply central to their peer groups.”