The past few years have raised some hard questions about the science of well-being. How culturally biased is our conception of happiness? How much do social forces (or genetics) shape happiness, ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Every cloud is lined, not with silver, but with science — at least from cloud expert Alexandria Johnson’s point of view. Clouds are ubiquitous. They are one of the most notable ...

This program equips participants for thriving careers by assisting organizations locally and globally in making informed decisions through analytics. It prepares participants to adeptly handle ...

In science, studying human experiences typically requires time, money and—of course—human participants. But as large language models such as OpenAI’s GPT-4 have grown more sophisticated, some in the ...

Brie Tripp leads NPB 110C, a class that blends physiology lessons with examples of health disparities in underserved populations. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis) Rather than petri dishes or microscopes, ...

In just a few years, the world has witnessed major challenges, including the disastrous impact of climate change, political polarization, economic downturns, and violent conflict, as well as a global ...

The diabetes drug Ozempic has become a household name as a powerful weight-loss treatment. Its cousin Wegovy, specifically marketed for weight loss, contains the same active ingredient — semaglutide — ...

In January, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook’s parent company Meta, appeared at a congressional hearing to answer questions about how social media potentially harms children. Zuckerberg opened by ...

Critical Toxicity Studies calls for the scientifically rigorous study of toxicants that handles all bodies and identities with care. My favorite meme about so-called gay frogs—feared to be feminized ...

Left to right: Jace Kuske, Sabrina Mederos, and John Paulus from the Bales Lab viewing brains on a microscope slide to study the biology behind love (called "pair bonding" in non-human animals). (Evan ...