“Overall, black drivers are nearly three times more likely than whites to be subjected to investigatory stops,” write University of Kansas Professors Charles R. Epp and Steven Maynard-Moody in an ... read more about Expert on racial profiling by law enforcement officers to speak at EMU
If you are among the one in three Americans who suffer from high blood pressure, you know to stay away from salty foods. On the no-go list from your doctor: ... read more about Jeffress Trust grant of $100,000 kickstarts hypertension research with new equipment and student assistants
Digital tools in the hands of the young “generally serve an anti-intellectual purpose,” Mark Bauerlein told the crowd in a packed lecture room during last week’s Writers Read event at ... read more about Author of The Dumbest Generation tells young people to stash their digital tools, discover quiet time
Leymah Gbowee, co-winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, loves small local initiatives that fight the problems of the world. So when she heard that a group of international students ... read more about Nobel winner headlines EMU international student fundraiser for Ebola orphans
Global climate change and human conflict are two different problems, dealt with by different groups, right? Wrong. In fact, the United States military combats terrorism and climate change. Both are ... read more about Veteran peacebuilder discusses global climate change as a destabilizing social and political threat
Some children can struggle to channel their frustrations effectively, but a local program is trying to change that. The agape-satyagraha internship, a partnership between the Boys & Girls Clubs of ... read more about Local colleges partner to teach nonviolence at Boys & Girls Clubs of Harrisonburg-Rockingham County
Faith is not a common topic of discussion at the weekly University of Virginia Medical Center Surgery Grand Rounds. And yet faith is what Eastern Mennonite University alumna and current ... read more about Mennonites in medicine: University of Virginia surgeon Laura Rosenberger ’03 highlights their unique attributes and contributions
Dr. Linford Gehman shares experiences he had living and working among a community in Bergton, Virginia that still values traditions that have stood the test of time: neighbors helping each ... read more about “Will the Glorious Respect for the Country Doctor Continue into the Future?” with Linford Gehman
Carolyn Stauffer has spent much of her life and career listening to women on three continents tell of violence in their lives. In a current project that highlights peacebuilding in ... read more about Research on domestic abuse among Latina, homeless and conservative Mennonite women earns JustPax grant
A decades-long study of genetics and psychiatric illness – in which Abram Hostetter, MD, class of ’51, has played a prominent role – continues to yield new clues about the ... read more about Psychiatrist’s contributions to nearly 40-year-long genetic study among Lancaster County Amish population aids in better diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder