“Civilization begins with distillation,” said William Faulkner, a writer and drinker. Although our thirst for alcohol dates back to the Stone Age, nobody has figured out a good way to deal with the ensuing hangover after getting drunk. As a chemical engineering professor and wine enthusiast, I felt I needed to find a solution. As...

For three minutes, Marcelino Pizarro embraced members of his family at “Abrazos no muros” that he had not seen since he crossed the fence that stands on the border between Mexico and the United States six years ago. The undocumented immigrant was at an event with hundreds of other families with mixed immigration status, who...