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Ahead of the Curve

tudents in a studio arts class were challenged to reimagine the chair. Sit back and enjoy their interpretations, which ranged from funky to fantastic.

Gregory Kress

Putting More Mechanics into Mechanical Engineering

he syllabus didn't quite work, but there were plenty of teachable moments when a mechanical engineering class tried to revive a 1962 Cadillac de Ville.

Illustration: Brian Stauffer

This Time It's a Guy Thing

day, in two thirds of heterosexual couples in the United States, women bear the sole or primary responsibility for contraception. Elaine Lissner wants that to change.

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Can a 22-year-old politician start turning around one of America's most troubled cities?

Cardinal Conversations: Dream researcher Kelly Bulkeley, '84, on what our sleep-time adventures say about our politics

How bad are pets for our environment? SAGE analyzes Fido's pawprint.

Michael Tubbs wants to transform Stockton

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Sound Advice for a Green Earth
Advanced students from the environmental sciences, engineering and journalism answer your sustainability questions. Explore recent questions and answers here.

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