Recently in ISG
Recently in ISG
Patrick Allard in The Scientist: US Could Lose 7 Billion Dollars and Invaluable Research Talent if International Student Enrollments Drop
An article in The Scientist features ISG’s faculty Patrick Allard, warning that declining international student enrollment could cost $7 billion and erode innovation, diversity, and collaborative strength in U.S. universities.
Terence Keel in the LA Times: The Push to Hold More Nonviolent Suspects in Jail Threatens Public Safety
Los Angeles Times article by Terence Keel, ISG faculty, critiques Trump’s executive order against zero cash bail, warning it undermines reform, harms marginalized communities, and threatens fairness in U.S. courts.
Book Event: The Coroner’s Silence with Terence Keel
Our faculty Terence Keel is presenting his new book The Coroner’s Silence: Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence next November 13 2025 at Reparations Club.
Anne Gabrielle Go (HBS, ’25)
Anne Gabrielle Go (Gabbie) decided to study medicine after being inspired by her father’s dedication to learning his own patients’ stories. This evolved into a passion for implementing interdisciplinary improvements in healthcare through centering patient perspectives, which then guided her to pursue a Human Biology and Society B.S. with a Public Health…
Celebrating Excellence: Anne Gabrielle Go Awarded the 2025 Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Research and Creativity
We would like to recognize the achievement of Anne Gabrielle Go, who was recently awarded the Dean’s Prize for Excellence in Research and Creativity: Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Professor Jessica W. Lynch
The Institute for Society and Genetics (ISG) is proud to announce that Professor Jessica W. Lynch has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for her project, “Integrated Conservation Research to Best Protect the Amazon’s Most Endangered Monkey” .
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Professor Patrick Allard
The Institute for Society and Genetics (ISG) is proud to announce that Professor Patrick Allard has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for his project, “Closing the Loopholes: Rethinking Pesticide Policy and Governance”.
Hannah Landecker in the Metabolic Futures Workshop as Keynote Speaker
ISG Faculty, Hannah Landecker, participated last Apr 4 – 5 2025, in the Metabolic Futures workshop, at Stuttgart, Germany. Where she presented the Keynote Lecture Distilled, Emulsified, Suspended: On Viscosity and Time in the Metabolism of Mass Production.
Jessica Lynch Featured on NewScientist Article: Stone Tools Help Monkeys Thrive in Hostile Habitats
ISG faculty, Jessica Lynch, research has been featured on a NewScientist article “Stone tools help monkeys thrive in hostile habitats”.
ISG Faculty Danielle Carr Interviewed on The Dig podcast
ISG faculty Danielle Carr discusses “the history and present state of American unwellness and how that’s been shaped by psychiatry, prescription drugs, neuroscience, popular culture, smartphones and social media.
ISG Faculty Nicholas Shapiro and Terence Keel Awarded UCLA’s 2024 Public Impact Research Awards
Terence Keel and Nicholas Shapiro earned UCLA’s 2024 Public Impact Research Awards for groundbreaking work on police custody deaths and environmental injustices in prisons.
Nicholas Shapiro & Bharat Venkat, Featured in the LA Times: California Will Finally Have Indoor Heat Standards for Workplaces — with a Cruel Exception
California’s board approved indoor heat standards protecting millions of workers in hot workplaces, but excluded prisons and jails, leaving incarcerated people vulnerable as climate warms.