During World War II, the Army hired women to hand-calculate ballistics trajectories for artillery firing tables. But these differential calculus equations took over 2 dozen hours by hand, and the Army needed thousands of them. In an attempt to speed up the calculations, the Army agreed to fund the creation of a truly…
This 90-minute presentation and guided discussion will address the current state of comprehensive sexuality education in NYC Department of Education (NYC DOE) schools. Close attention will be paid to educational standards for each grade level, teacher certification requirements, community partnerships, and policy…
Join us for a book talk with Leah Boustan, professor of economics and director of the Industrial Relations Section, Princeton University. In conversation with Matthew Yglesias, Slow Boring newsletter and blog editor and Vox co-founder.
Dr. Parsons is of Maori descent and a faculty member at the University of Auckland. She works on environmental management and climate change adaptation regarding Indigenous peoples and rural women in the Oceania and Australasia regions. She was a Contributing Author for the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report for Working Group II …
This opening CSDP seminar is traditionally devoted to introductions of those joining the university and CSDP community -- faculty, fellows, researchers, and graduate students. The 2022-2023 CSDP fellows will also briefly introduce their work and planned research agendas for their year at CSDP.
