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Wellesley Centers for Women senior research scientist Linda Charmaraman on how teens and their parents can balance the good and the bad aspects of social media and exploring the impact of social media on teenagers’ health.

Part of why fans love Chappell Roan — and perhaps why some people have gone to disturbing extremes to invade her privacy — is the authenticity she projects, says professor of psychology Sally Theran.

Economist Phillip Levine: “If we really want college to be accessible to all, financial aid needs to be extended to cover living expenses as well… There is still more work that needs to be done.”

To understand how chemistry could create the seeds of life on Earth, researchers investigated the role of low-energy electrons. Kennedy Barnes ’25 will present results at the American Chemical Society.

Visiting lecturer in economics Tsegay Tekleselassie on Ethiopia’s economic reforms: “Ethiopia’s macroeconomic policy shift holds the promise of significant progress, but success is far from certain.”

Professor emerita Julie Ann Matthaei on the college student pro-Palestinian movement: “It’s much more about building new economic institutions and practices based on values of cooperation and equity, sustainability, democracy.”

Wellesley College included on list of best women’s colleges in the U.S. for female high school students from the United Arab Emirates.

Linda Charmaraman, professor and Wellesley Centers for Women researcher, found that for children of color, LGBTQ+ youth, and others lacking broad representation, social media can reduce isolation.

Annie Jump Cannon (Wellesley class of 1884) was included in Live Science’s list of 32 important scientists you’ve probably never heard of.