Perkins and Craig Deliver Research

This week, Wesley Perkins, professor of sociology, and David Craig, professor of chemistry, along with Jessica Perkins, doctoral student in Health Policy at Harvard, delivered three research presentations at the American Public Health Association's (APHA) Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. All three studies are based on their extensive survey research of thousands of students in middle schools and h...  More >>

Sharing Summer Research

The 2009 Summer Science Research Program, just finishing its 21st year, placed more than 50 students from variety of majors in various research positions both on and off campus this summer. Students had the opportunity to show off their intensive projects on Friday, Oct. 23, sharing their work with classmates, professors, and visiting parents. "Every human being thinks about the universe, and t...  More >>

Perkins and Craig Present Social Norms

Wesley Perkins, professor of sociology, and David Craig, professor of chemistry, were invited to give multiple presentations at the 2009 National Conference on the Social Norms Approach, which convened in Minneapolis, Minn., from July 12 to14. Perkins presented a pre-conference intensive seminar for newcomers to the field of health promotion titled, "Introduction to Social Norms Theory and Pract...  More >>