Sprinting Toward Innovation
Student coders put their creativity to the test at QuackHacks, a 24-hour hackathon organized by computer science students.
CAS Connection All Stories archive
An Education Without Borders
GLOBAL STUDIES - It’s a big world, and decisions that happen in one region often ripple out to others. The School of Global Studies and Languages provides students with an internal atlas that helps them understand the forces and decisions that have human impact.
Associate professor plans dive into Pompeii trash heap
An ancient Roman’s trash is treasure to Associate Professor Kevin Dicus, who has spent the past 20 years digging in the ashes of Pompeii.
Sociology major helps fellow students find career paths
After spending decades in the professional world, this sociology major has finally found his path—and he’s helping other students find theirs.
Creative writing professor publishes new speculative fiction book
Bestselling author Karen Thompson Walker has found success as a writer—and as a teacher—by asking 'what if?'
Serenade for La La Land
CINEMA STUDIES - It was a cinema studies major’s dream come true: Four CAS undergrads traveled to Los Angeles to work on the set of Professor Ernesto Javier Martínez’s upcoming feature film. From dressing a background set to operating a boom mic in the trunk of a car, they share what it’s really like behind the scenes of a movie. Read more in the January 2025 issue of CAS Connection.
Environmental Studies Alumna Attends UN Climate Change Conference
Kaley McCarty’s experiences as an environmental studies major catapulted her into a job in higher ed. Now she’s paying it forward by taking groups of students to the world’s biggest climate change conference.
CAS Faculty and Alumni Hit it Big in Hollywood
Our extraordinary faculty, students and alumni have continued to put CAS on the pop culture map with their talent and ingenuity, spawning a list of Hollywood hits that will make you laugh, cry, shiver and think.
English Professor Explores Media Impact on Cultural Debates
In the 1920s, a criminal trial sparked a media blitz. Nearly a century later, everything—and nothing—has changed, says English Professor Mark Whalan.
Engineering the Future
CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY- Antibiotic resistance could pose a problem for humans in the future. Farmers use antibiotics in livestock to combat pathogens, which could result in human consumers being immune to the drug that staves off bacterial infections. CAS students like biochemistry undergrad Favour Foday are working on ways to address big problems like human antibacterial resistance or the looming energy crisis.