Can’t we all just get along?

A new book from the School of Law’s John Inazu, titled “Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect,” offers a path for disagreeing productively and living joyfully in our divided society.

Combining meds into one pill reduces cardiovascular deaths

New research at the School of Medicine bolsters previous findings that “polypills” — single pills that combine medications that target cardiovascular disease-related conditions — are beneficial in preventing heart attacks and strokes and reducing deaths.

Movement of crops, animals played role in domestication

Over the last 15 years, archaeologists have challenged outdated ideas about humans controlling nature. Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Xinyi Liu in Arts & Sciences argues for a new conceptual bridge connecting the science of biological domestication to early food globalization.

Notables

The Department of Classics in Arts & Sciences will host the 120th annual meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South, the largest regional association for professional classicists.

Notables

Kazakhstan has launched a national Child Development Account policy informed by research from the Brown School’s Center for Social Development. The development opens the door on a policy structure for channeling natural-resource wealth to invest in children and build human capital.