GLP-1 patches are marketed for weight loss and blood sugar support, but they contain herbs or supplements, not real GLP-1. Here’s why you should steer clear of this false advertising gimmick.

Alina Vue was diagnosed with generalized pustular psoriasis as a toddler and later with psoriatic arthritis. She shares how finding the right treatment—and support from the psoriasis community—helped her thrive as a student and advocate.

About a quarter of children worldwide have atopic dermatitis, a form of eczema. Pediatric dermatologists recommend a combination of trigger avoidance and lifestyle changes to manage baby eczema at home.

Professor Dominique C. Hill ’05 was just 10 when she realized she wanted to be a writer. An ’80s baby raised in “the home of the chicken wing” (Buffalo, N.Y.), she discovered her passion for the written word while sitting on her closet floor,…

Professor Aaron Dial never met a question he didn’t like. Growing up in Raleigh, N.C., he was contemplative and curious, always asking about the unexpected.

With TSMC Arizona’s three semiconductor manufacturing plants in Phoenix, the U.S. advances plans to reclaim leadership in advanced chipmaking.

Insights Nothing happens in a vacuum. That’s the truth at the heart of intersectionality. We can’t have a conversation about Racial Justice without talking about the extractivism that butts up against Economic and Environmental Justice. And no…

Being a research editor at Mozilla whose work focuses on the intersection of AI and social justice means my days are consumed with finding the right words to make complex concepts easier to understand. I find so much joy in figuring out the right…

I never thought I’d end up working in tech. Sure, I was raised by a computer tech and spent many nights in freezing rooms, watching him fix clients’ malfunctioning mainframes. And, sure, I was a STEM student before that acronym was a thing, spending…

The truth is, I was disabled long before I realized it. I’ve been taking life saving medication since before I could put on my own shoes, and I spent so much time in the emergency department of my local hospital as a kid — alternately struggling to…

There is so much that has the potential to divide us. Politics. Ethnicity. Ideas. But a close look reveals an important truth: the things that divide us most are the artificial borders we erect, be they ideology, -isms and -obias, or those drawn on a…

Artificial intelligence (AI) both reflects and amplifies the systems of power and privilege that birthed it, creating a fast-widening gap between those who design it and those who are subject to it. One of the places that gap looms largest globally…

Whether we’re talking about a classroom full of 12 year olds in my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio (U.S.), or a Zoom room full of aspiring technologists logging in from all over Harare, Zimbabwe, how we educate students will dictate our collective…

How award-winning producer Ebonie Smith ’07 is remixing the music business Barnard Magazine Winter 2024 Some things just stick with you. Ebonie Smith ’07 was in high school when she first heard her honors chemistry teacher say, “Water is the…

From May 10 to October 1, 2023, more than 2.7 million fans donned their favorite sparkly silver looks and poured into open-air arenas around the world for the Renaissance World Tour experience. Attendees shared videos and touching moments from the…

Benjamin Von Wong never considered himself an environmentalist growing up. He wasn’t even a fan of being outdoors, and forget about camping or hiking. But that changed in 2016 when he found himself craving more meaning. “I wanted my work to do more…

You don’t have to talk to Jess Stacey long before you know one thing for certain: when it comes to experiential, she is passion personified. Stoking passion — hers, her team’s, her community’s — is Stacey’s guiding star as the Senior Vice President…

Tia Williams is having a moment. The author’s 2016 book The Perfect Find just debuted on Netflix with Gabrielle Union in the lead role and 2021’s Seven Days in June will soon be turned into a television show. But today is all about her upcoming…

Photo Credit: Teddy Wolff In his new book, Lone Women ($27, One World), author Victor LaValle transports readers to the desolate plains of 1915 Montana where Adelaide Henry tries to outrun a secret that would rather not be contained. LaValle…

The first in a series recovering the out-of-print words of Black poets whose work shaped the 19th and 20th centuries, Minor Notes, Volume 1 (Penguin Classics, $16) draws a bright line between the creations of the past and those of today’s bards.…