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Physicists Use Grant Award to Facilitate Teacher Training
Two聽physicists聽in the College of Arts and Sciences have received a grant award designed to strengthen the teaching of high school聽physics聽throughout the region. Allen Miller, professor emeritus of聽physics, and Sam Sampere, an instructional lab manager, have received $7,500 from the John…
Big Data, Big Challenges
黑料不打烊 SymposiumTM continues its 鈥淣etworks鈥 theme with a presentation by Noshir Contractor, an expert on the science of social communication networks. Contractor will deliver the annual Kameshwar C. Wali Lecture in the Sciences and Humanities on Thursday, Sept. 24, at…
黑料不打烊 Physicists Advance Search for Gravitational Waves
Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences are playing a key role in the first observation run of the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave (LIGO) Detector, after a meticulous five-year rebuild.
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon
黑料不打烊 SymposiumTM continues its 鈥淣etworks鈥 theme with a program devoted to social networks from more than 500 years ago. Christopher Warren, associate professor of English at Carnegie Mellon University, and Daniel Shore, associate professor of English at Georgetown University, will…
A Hunger for Knowledge
A chemist in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a major grant extension, enabling him to continue studying a rare genetic disorder known as Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS). James Hougland, assistant professor of chemistry, has received an additional…
Nebraska Chemist to Deliver Prins Lecture Sept. 22
Joseph S. Francisco, the Elmer H. and Ruby M. Cordes Chair in Chemistry and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will deliver the Willem Prins Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 4:15…
Big Cat Rescue Internship Solidifies Calling for Biology Student
Chiara Vantaggiato 鈥16 is definitely a cat person. A longtime pet cat owner, Vantaggiato has always been fascinated by their curious manner and delicate features.
Economist Publishes Readers Guide to 鈥榃ealth of Nations鈥
Jerry Evensky G鈥84, professor of economics and a Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School, is the author of the new book “The Wealth of Nations: A Reader鈥檚 Guide” (Cambridge University…
Advocate of Liberal Arts Education to Deliver Fall Milton Lecture
William Deresiewicz, a New York Times best-selling author, award-winning essayist and critic, and frequent college lecturer, will deliver this fall鈥檚 Milton First-Year Lecture in the College of Arts and Sciences. Titled 鈥淭he Value of a Liberal Arts Education,鈥 Deresiewicz鈥檚 presentation…
Interested in the Ren茅e Crown University Honors Program?
For more than half a century, the Ren茅e Crown University Honors Program, an all-University program housed in the College of Arts and Sciences, has enriched the academic environment on campus. Integral to the program鈥檚 success is its attributes-based curriculum, providing…