Insights and Impact Research, trends, and action

courtroom illustration of gun used by the Manson Family

Insights and Impact July 2019

The Smoking Gun

Kogod alum's connection to one of the most heinous crimes in American history

Sarah Blahovec

Insights and Impact July 2019

Able to Make a Difference

Working to elect people with disabilities, from city council to Capitol Hill

women warrior holding gun

Insights and Impact July 2019

Women Warriors

The faces of insurgents aren't always bearded

Illustrated, side-by-side images of a housewife and working mother

Insights and Impact July 2019

A Labor of Love?

Thirty years after The Second Shift, women are still doing more cooking and cleaning

ransom note

Insights and Impact March 2019

Navigating the unthinkable

Roughly 200 Americans are kidnapped each year; Amy Manson helps hostages and their families during their darkest hour—and beyond

Six interconnected pathways protrude from illustrated phone

Insights and Impact March 2019

Worrisome Wifi

SOC professor's forthcoming book details a litany of internet security woes

illustrated coffee shop

Insights and Impact March 2019

Grounds Rules for Recycling

What, exactly, belongs in the blue bin?

Lisa Libraries

Insights and Impact March 2019

The Book Keepers

The Lisa Libraries give the gift of literacy to children, many of whom have never owned a book of their own

woman with tape over her mouth

Insights and Impact March 2019

Breaking the Silence

Professor's new book on domestic violence focuses on survivors, perpetrators

school of fish

Insights and Impact March 2019

3 Minutes On Sustainable Seafood

Is the fish on your plate good for you—and the ocean?