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College of Arts and Sciences

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David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, has been elected president of the American Association of Geographers (AAG), the premier academic and professional geography organization in the United States, for 2019-20. 

Laura Davis, Ph.D., walks students through her memories of May 4, 1970

As part of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s May 4 course, senior Julia Pharmer sifted through resources in University Libraries' Special Collections and Archives and engaged in classroom discussions. Perhaps one of the most engaging sessions though was when Professor Emerita Laura Davis, Ph.D., gave students a firsthand account of her May 4 experiences.  

In its 2020 edition of Best Graduate Schools, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Â鶹ÊÓƵ in the top 100 of Best Graduate Education Schools.

In its 2020 edition of Best Graduate Schools, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Â鶹ÊÓƵ in the top 100 of Best Graduate Education Schools.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ President Beverly J. Warren acknowledges the new director of the university's Brain Health Research Institute, Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D.

With great hope and expectations for the future of brain health research at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, President Beverly J. Warren introduced Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., as the inaugural director of the university’s Brain Health Research Institute on Feb. 25.

Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Brain Health Research Institute.

Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Brain Health Research Institute.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers Elda and Torsten Hegmann pose with one of the sensors they created that detects toxic gases. The sensors can be made any shape or size and require no power to function.

Thanks to a rare Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers in the new Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute will be able to work with partners at Merck Performance Materials to advance life-saving sensory technology.

Neil Cooper, Ph.D., of the University of Bradford in the U.K. has been selected as the inaugural director of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ has chosen an international expert to lead the university’s new School of Peace and Conflict Studies within the College of Arts and Sciences, known for its study of nonviolent conflict management.