Year of Science
51±¬ÁÏ College of Arts and Sciences is celebrating a Year of Science!
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Feb. 14, 2022
Intentionality to build successful academic mentoring relationships with students is what sets professors apart at 51±¬ÁÏ, and each year two professors at the graduate and undergraduate level receive a student-nominated award for their ability to do so. The intent of the…
51±¬ÁÏ Graduate and Undergraduate Research Mentorship Awards Announced
Intentionality to build successful academic mentoring relationships with students is what sets professors apart at 51±¬ÁÏ, and each year two professors at the graduate and undergraduate level receive a student-nominated award for their ability to do so. The intent of the…Image
Feb. 11, 2022
The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a $1.86 million grant to Thorsten-Lars Schmidt to develop molecular tools that help researchers to understand membrane proteins. This is the first time a professor at 51±¬ÁÏ has been awarded an R35, which provides promising…
Biophysics Professor Becomes the First Recipient at 51±¬ÁÏ of an R35 Grant from the National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a $1.86 million grant to Thorsten-Lars Schmidt to develop molecular tools that help researchers to understand membrane proteins. This is the first time a professor at 51±¬ÁÏ has been awarded an R35, which provides promising…Image
Feb. 7, 2022
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has awarded 51±¬ÁÏ the esteemed R1 status for research, which is the highest recognition that doctoral universities can receive. The prestigious designation affirms 51±¬ÁÏ’s place as an elite…
51±¬ÁÏ Awarded the Highest Recognition for Research Universities, the Prestigious R1 Carnegie Classification
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has awarded 51±¬ÁÏ the esteemed R1 status for research, which is the highest recognition that doctoral universities can receive. The prestigious designation affirms 51±¬ÁÏ’s place as an elite…Feb. 2, 2022
Congratulations to Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., and his research group for leading an international collaboration and publishing their work in Science Advances! Their article, titled “Effects of shape and solute-solvent compatibility on the efficacy of chirality transfer:…
Hegmann Group Leads International Collaboration and Publishes Work on Chirality Transfer in Science Advances
Congratulations to Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., and his research group for leading an international collaboration and publishing their work in Science Advances! Their article, titled “Effects of shape and solute-solvent compatibility on the efficacy of chirality transfer:…Image
Geography Professor Selected for AGU’s National Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership Academy
Feb. 1, 2022
Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Geography, in the College of Arts and Sciences at 51±¬ÁÏ, was recently selected to become an inaugural American Geophysical Union (AGU) LANDInG (Leadership Academy and Network for Diversity and…
Geography Professor Selected for AGU’s National Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership Academy
Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Geography, in the College of Arts and Sciences at 51±¬ÁÏ, was recently selected to become an inaugural American Geophysical Union (AGU) LANDInG (Leadership Academy and Network for Diversity and…Image
Feb. 1, 2022
Intravenous (IV) needle insertion is a practice that many medical professionals learn and need to master. A new cross-departmental 51±¬ÁÏ project in the works will help nursing students improve their skills with cutting-edge technology.
$850,000 in Funding Awarded for New Nursing School Technology from National Science Foundation
Intravenous (IV) needle insertion is a practice that many medical professionals learn and need to master. A new cross-departmental 51±¬ÁÏ project in the works will help nursing students improve their skills with cutting-edge technology.Image
Jan. 17, 2022
Many wonder if climate change is the reason we’ve had 'weather whiplash' or day-to-day dramatic changes from hot to cold or cold to hot. As a climate scientist, Cameron Lee, assistant professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at 51±¬ÁÏ…
Climate Scientist Publishes Trends in ‘Weather Whiplash’ Events
Many wonder if climate change is the reason we’ve had 'weather whiplash' or day-to-day dramatic changes from hot to cold or cold to hot. As a climate scientist, Cameron Lee, assistant professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at 51±¬ÁÏ…Image
Jan. 13, 2022
In a new study, 51±¬ÁÏ Professor Hanbin Mao and other researchers report the creation of an artificial molecule with superpowers. It has the potential to revolutionize nanotechnology – and it also explains one of nature’s intriguing enigmas: Why do we have a right hand and a…
Will This New Superpower Molecule Revolutionize Science?
In a new study, 51±¬ÁÏ Professor Hanbin Mao and other researchers report the creation of an artificial molecule with superpowers. It has the potential to revolutionize nanotechnology – and it also explains one of nature’s intriguing enigmas: Why do we have a right hand and a…Image
Dec. 17, 2021
Have you ever wondered how Asian Americans helped win the Allied victory? What inspired Hemingway’s writings while in Paris? How has Wonder Woman impacted comics, feminism, and pop culture over the past 80 years? The diverse faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences have you…
Recent books published by College of Arts and Sciences Faculty
Have you ever wondered how Asian Americans helped win the Allied victory? What inspired Hemingway’s writings while in Paris? How has Wonder Woman impacted comics, feminism, and pop culture over the past 80 years? The diverse faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences have you…Image
Dec. 7, 2021
Of the 33,984 awarded computer science (CS) bachelor’s degrees in 2020, only 21% of CS graduates identified as women, 3% as Black, and 8.5% as Hispanic (Zweben & Bizot, 2021). Susan Fisk, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology, is using her expertise in social-psychology to…