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A&S Physicist Awarded NSF Grant to Enhance Gravitational Wave Data Analysis
In 2015, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) observed the first detection of gravitational waves—ripples in the fabric of spacetime created by the cataclysmic collision of two black holes. The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Gravitational Wave Group played a leading role in this…
Professor Emeritus Named Fellow of American Geophysical Union
Jeffrey A. Karson, professor emeritus of Earth and environmental sciences (EES) in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), an honor bestowed to fewer than 0.1% of members each…
Celebration of Life in Honor of Professor Sheldon Stone to Be Held Oct. 7
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ will hold a Celebration of Life service on Friday, Oct. 7 to honor the life and legacy of physics Professor Sheldon Stone. The ceremony is scheduled for 4 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel and can also be viewed online. It…
Mihovilovic Skanata Awarded McKnight Neuroscience Grant for Larval Fruit Fly Brain Research
An assistant professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences has won a prestigious McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience award to advance her two-photon microscopy research on neural activity in the brains of fruit fly larvae. Mirna Mihovilovic…
Falk College Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern Explores Ways to Benefit Farmworkers and Farmers
Laura-Anne Minkoff Zern, an associate professor of Nutrition and Food Studies in Falk College, says the focus of her field—food system sustainability and fair access to healthy food—often overlooks one key element: The people who labor to grow that food….
Meet Ashia Aubourg ’18, a Food Justice Advocate Who Empowers Communities, on the ‘’Cuse Conversations’ Podcast
Ever since Ashia Aubourg ’18 was a child, she dreamed of one day working as a chef. Food was always the epicenter of her life, and from an early age, Aubourg would help her family in the kitchen, even whipping…
University Announces Inaugural Renée Crown Honors Professorships
The College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) has announced that Heidi Hehnly, associate professor of biology, is the inaugural Renée Crown Professor in the Sciences and Mathematics and Karin Nisenbaum, assistant professor of philosophy, is the inaugural Renée Crown Professor…
Professor Conducting First National Survey on Reproductive Health Experiences of Deaf Women
As limits to women’s reproductive rights swirl in the national news, one researcher at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is engaged in a groundbreaking nationwide study on the reproductive health experiences of Deaf and hard of hearing women. Corrine Occhino, assistant professor in the…
As U.S. Digital Corps Fellow, Alumna Does Work That Serves the Public Interest
Alumna Chizobam Nwagwu ’18 (neuroscience/policy studies) is currently serving in the inaugural cohort of U.S. Digital Corps (USDC) Fellows. The U.S. Digital Corps launched last year to recruit early-career technologists to work on priority projects in five skill tracks: software…
Engaged Humanities Network Awards Grants to Faculty and Students for Collaborations With ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Community
When Brice Nordquist founded the Engaged Humanities Network (EHN) in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) in 2020, one the main ideas guiding its mission was to build and foster relationships between members of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and the surrounding…