What Rest Do We Need This Summer?
What are you doing during the summer? Where are you going? Where are you traveling to? are frequent questions echoing around as the campus prepares to wind down for a well-deserved summer break. All [...]
Making The Most of Summer Break
Summer vacation is just around the corner! As students are wrapping up final projects and assessments, taking final exams, and dreaming about the chance to finally sleep in, families might also be thinking about how [...]
Exercise and Cognitive Function
As exams near, we know there are many approaches to studying and preparation, all of which require healthy cognitive functioning. Undoubtedly, our students are very motivated to make the best of their revision time: study [...]
Interview with Sean Chen (CDNIS Class ’16)
So I’m talking to Sean Chen, a CDNIS graduate of the Class of 2016. I am speaking with Sean on the campus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he is a PhD candidate. [...]
Social Malnutrition: A Call to Move Past the Pandemic
“Social malnutrition” is a term that Dr. Saba Merchant, a Canadian pediatrician, uses to describe the situation facing many young people as we move away from the pandemic. She argues that the isolation, stress, and [...]
The Big Fish that could?
The Big Fish idea has been a popular topic of discussion in recent years, particularly in the context of university success. The idea is based on the metaphor of a big fish in a small [...]