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College of Arts and Sciences

2024 ARI-AHEC Scholar Graduates

‘There Is So Much More to Medicine Than Just Science Classes’

С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ student Elizabeth Marhefka recognized as ARI-AHEC’s 2024 Scholar of the Year. The senior biology and premed student was honored for her passion for medicine and commitment to community engagement.

Tags: Student Life , Community Impact , College of Arts and Sciences , Biology

С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Today

Anthony Claytor raises his diploma during his Commencement ceremony at С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ.

Meet Anthony Claytor, the First I PROMISE Program Scholar to Graduate From С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ

In 2020, С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ President Todd Diacon announced to a group of high school juniors and their families that С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ would cover four years of tuition costs and one year of room and board. Now, for the LeBron James Family Foundation’s first I PROMISE class, the hard work these students had put in since third grade is paying off. 

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Online map depicting decomposition rates in rivers on a global scale – These maps are hosted on a server at С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ.

Researchers map aquatic-based, human-driven impacts on climate change

 A study published in the journal Science uses a global experiment and predictive modeling to illustrate how human impacts to aquatic ecosystems are contributing to the global climate crisis.The study estimates rates of organic-matter decomposition in freshwater ecosystems (a source of carbon e…

Tags: Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Science , Research , Environmental Sciences & Design , climate change , Water

College of Arts & Sciences

From left to right: Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, Char Factor, President Todd Diacon, Chaya Kessler, Erika Gold and Sol Factor

Honoring Retiring Director Kessler and Celebrating 50 Years of Jewish Studies

On the evening of May 16, С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ celebrated and honored the career of Senior Lecturer Chaya Kessler, the retiring director of С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµâ€™s Jewish Studies Program (JSP), with a special event held at the С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Hotel and Conference Center. With a theme of “Getting to Now …

Tags: Jewish Studies Program , College of Arts and Sciences , School of Multidisciplinary Social Sciences & Humanities

College of Arts & Sciences

Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., is finishing his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ.

New Professor Completes His ‘Freshman’ Year

Freshman year can be a little stressful, even for a faculty member. But Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., who just completed his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ, is feeling content and excited for the next academic year.

Tags: Research & Science , Global Reach , Profiles , Students First , Department of Computer Science , College of Arts and Sciences , Department of Mathematical Sciences

С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Today

Roger Mac Ginty gives his remarks at the open house of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies renovated space on March 20, 2024

Author of Everyday Peace Visits С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ; Reflects on May 4 and School of Peace and Conflict Studies

Roger Mac Ginty, Ph.D., Professor in Defense, Development & Diplomacy at Durham University (UK), recently visited С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ as an invited colloquium speaker of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies. On March 12, Mac Ginty gave a presentation titled “Two Cheers for Ignorance: The M…

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College of Arts & Sciences

Senior Hannah Fender graduates.

She's Staying for Graduate School!

As a high school senior just three years ago, Hannah Fender was not overly excited about attending С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ. Now, she loves it so much, she’s staying for graduate school.

Tags: Research & Science , Student Life , Profiles , Students First , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Honors College

Honors College

Sydney stands in front of her research board

Sydney Gallagher's College Career as an Exceptional Honors College Student

Sydney Gallagher, an Honors College senior graduating in May 2024 with a Bachelor of Arts in biology, has had a college career chock-full of activities, learning experiences, and extraordinary accomplishments. Originally from Hudson, Ohio, Sydney decided to attend С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Universit…

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Honors College

Quark-gluon plasma visualization

С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ physics alumna Dr. Dekrayat Almaalol receives 2024 Leona Woods Lectureship Award

С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµ Physics alumna Dr. Dekrayat Almaalol receives 2024 Leona Woods Lectureship Award from Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Tags: Physics , Center for Nuclear Research , Department of Physics , College of Arts and Sciences

Physics

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D. (right), is pictured at the Doula and Community Expo hosted by Birthing Beautiful Communities in April 2024. (Photo provided by Angela Neal-Barnett)

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Awards Additional $300,000 to С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµâ€™s Spirit of Motherhood Program to Combat Infant Mortality and Prevent Preterm Births

С»ÆÆ¬ÊÓÆµâ€™s Angela Neal-Barnett has been working diligently to build up the Spirit of Motherhood program with the goal of reducing trauma and stress symptoms experienced by its pregnant Black mother participants. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation recently awarded the program another $300,000 to continue its work over the next three years.

Tags: Community & Society , Community Impact , Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

Alumni and Giving