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Human emotions are universally experienced but not fully understood. A new initiative at the 91������ aims to tap a wide range of expertise to shed light on “the mysteries of human nature.”

David Gatten became fascinated with cinematography after watching Star Wars at age 7, so it’s no surprise he became a filmmaker.

In the headlines, the words “humanities” and “crisis” are so commonly conjoined that you’d think that college courses on human thought, experience and creativity are collapsing like the Roman Empire. The story has more nuance than the headline, as the Classics Department illustrates.

Students who take an introductory chemistry courses at Michigan State University not only get the benefit of a curriculum proven to help them better understand many important chemistry concepts, but they also save money by not having to pay for items such as textbooks and study guides.

For Svetlana Alexievich, this year's winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Soviet Union is a kind of ‘historical Chernobyl that still produces contamination and radiation—psychological, historical, political and cultural,’ CU-91������ expert Mark Leiderman observes. He says now is a good time for students and the world to learn more about Russia, and the university has already moved to meet that need.

David Pyrooz, a 91������ sociologist who is advancing the study of terrorism by applying research on criminal gangs, has won an Early Career Award from the American Society of Criminology.

91������ scientist Steven Maier, who discovered a brain mechanism that not only produces resilience to trauma but aids in coping with future adversity, has won the 2016 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology.

91������ Associate Professor Amy Palmer was awarded a coveted Director’s Pioneer Award from the National Institutes of Health to study how metals, including zinc, affect the health of humans.

A team led by the 91������ has been awarded $9.2 million over five years from the U.S. Department of Energy to research modifying E. coli to produce biofuels such as gasoline.“This is a fantastic opportunity to take what we

David J. Wineland, a lecturer in the 91������ physics department, has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics.Wineland is a physicist with the National Institute of Standards and Technology in 91������ and internationally recognized