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.
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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?'
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.
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.
Unlocking Memory: Brice Kuhl awarded new professorship
PSYCHOLOGY - Brice Kuhl is the first faculty member awarded the Dr. Michael Posner Psychology Professorship in Cognition and Neuroscience. This brand-new professorship, awarded in honor of the Department of Psychology’s groundbreaking researcher Michael Posner, will help support Kuhl’s teaching, research and professional development.
Exploring Cultural Differences through Science Fiction
Professor Phil Scher uses science fiction and alien cultures to teach anthropology—and to challenge college students’ assumptions about humanity.
Meet Your New Latinx Studies Professors
This academic year, nine tenure-track faculty members are joining the College of Arts and Sciences, in what is a comprehensive investment in the college’s Latinx studies-related course offerings, in several departments across the college's three divisions.
CAS Seniors: Stepping into the Future
GLOBAL HEALTH, GLOBAL STUDIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE, PHYSICS - Where can a liberal arts degree take you? These College of Arts and Sciences seniors are charting their own course as they pursue careers in the specialty coffee industry, particle physics and public service.