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Americans will spend half their lives taking prescription drugs, study finds

An American born in 2019 will spend a larger share of their lifetime taking prescription drugs than being married or receiving an education, according to new research by Jessica Ho.

Liberal Arts professor receives Heterodox Academy Open Inquiry Teaching Award

Eric Silver’s commitment to seeking diverse viewpoints in the classroom was recently acknowledged by Heterodox Academy, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization devoted to improving higher education institutions by promoting the virtues of viewpoint diversity, open inquiry, and constructive disagreement. He was one of seven winners of the 2023 Heterodox Academy Open Inquiry Awards.

Assistant professor of sociology and public policy receives Roy C. Buck Award

Sarah Brothers received the 2024 College of the Liberal Arts’ Roy C Buck Award, which recognizes the best paper accepted or published by an untenured, tenure-track assistant professor in the college within the last year.

Debunking the myth of steady male employment

Steady employment has long been the assumed standard associated with the American man, especially by the baby boomer generation. New research is pushing back on the archetype and shedding light on the potential consequences of upholding the “breadwinner” ideology in a labor market in which reality is strikingly different.