Faculty in the News
Put On Your Genes
Art Wingfield, the Nancy Lurie Marks Professor of Neuroscience, releases a study of twins shows that genes play a significant role in the level of hearing loss that often appears in late middle age.
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No Strings Attached
Kathryn Graddy, associate professor of economics, says violins are a good investment.
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Welcome to the Dean's Office
Adam B. Jaffe, dean of arts and sciences and the Fred C. Hecht Professor in Economics, has administrative responsibility for the graduate, undergraduate and research functions of the university.
Under the guidance of the provost and senior vice president of academic affairs, the dean is responsible for the undergraduate and graduate curricula, faculty, staffing, oversight of academic departments and other academic matters. The dean's office also sponsors many academic and cocurricular programs.