College of Sciences and Humanities
Hillary Clinton Campaign Inspires College Course
Hillary Clinton is the subject of a special topics course at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí.
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Chemistry Professor Awarded the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Medal in Poland
Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí, was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements. The prestigious medal is…
The Mystery Behind Euphoric Feelings of Holding a Baby
There is nothing like it - holding a tiny baby in your arms. As a parent, you most likely know what it is like to get flooded with a rush of those ooey-gooey feelings. But why? How does it happen and what is the science behind those feelings for dads? Business Insider reached out to Heather Ca…
American Physical Society Elects ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s Robin Selinger as Fellow
Robin Selinger, Ph.D., faculty member at the Liquid Crystal Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí, has been elected a 2016 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). Each year, only one half of one percent of APS members are elected as Fellows. Selinger was recog…
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Chemistry Professor Awarded the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Medal in Poland
Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí, was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements. The prestigious medal is…
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Biologists Combine for More Than $850,000 in NIH Grants to Study Reproductive Challenges
It could be argued that no science is more valuable to us than that which helps to ensure the survival of our species by solving the problems that challenge it. For many years, two ¹ú²úÂ×Àí researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have been toiling over this matter, and each h…
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Biologist Nets Grant to Study Calorie-Burning Process That Could Help Fight Obesity
Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help biology professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s College of Arts …
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Biology Professor Studies How Selfish Genes Cause Male Sterility in Flowering Plants
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Biology Professor Studies How Selfish Genes Cause Male Sterility in Flowering Plants Why are plants often sterile when their parents are from different species? How do species remain separate entities in nature? Andrea L. Case, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Biolo…
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Epidemiologist Leads Study That Refutes Assumptions ¹ú²úÂ×Àí Depression In Heart Attack Patients
A ¹ú²úÂ×Àí epidemiologist has refuted some age-old assumptions about depression in heart attack patients. Studies have shown that people who suffer from depression are more likely to have heart disease or heart attacks in their lifetime. Worse still, similar research shows that heart p…
¹ú²úÂ×Àí Researchers Study Climate Change in Alaska
Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, two ¹ú²úÂ×Àí professors are researching climate change in Alaska. Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., and Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., assistant professors from ¹ú²úÂ×Àí’s College of Arts and Sciences, spent a week in Fairbanks…
