Research News
13 May 2026Dimensions of Mindfulness
At one of the nation’s longest-standing academic conferences, HWS students explore mindfulness strategies for communities under chronic strain.
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21 April 2026Perkins Earns Global Scholar Recognition
One of just seven scholars worldwide — and in the top 0.05% — Professor Emeritus of Sociology H. Wesley Perkins recognized for lifetime impact in alcohol abuse research.
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19 March 2026Using Data to Empower
Students have been collecting air quality data to identify areas of high pollution.
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21 November 2025The Hidden Forces Behind Lake-Effect Snow
HWS alumni reveal hidden atmospheric forces driving the blizzards that define winters across the Great Lakes.
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17 November 2025A Decade of Discovery
HWS puts undergraduates at the center of complex, publishable research that informs future anticancer drug discovery.
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7 October 2025How Gorczynski '26 Found Her Place at HWS
Three years after nearly bailing at Orientation, Emily Gorczynski ’26 is president of HWS Student Government, a biochemistry researcher and future UNC pharmacy doctoral student.
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3 October 2025Discoveries in AI Art
Students and Professor of Religious Studies Etin Anwar spent the summer researching Islamic art and AI’s ability to recreate it.
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