College of Arts and Sciences
David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at ºÚÁÏÍø, 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.
As part of ºÚÁÏÍø’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 ºÚÁÏÍø in the top 100 of Best Graduate Education Schools.
With great hope and expectations for the future of brain health research at ºÚÁÏÍø, 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 ºÚÁÏÍø’s Brain Health Research Institute.
Thanks to a rare Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), ºÚÁÏÍø 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.
ºÚÁÏÍø 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.