College of Arts and Sciences
From Comfort Zone to Rain Forest: Studying Ecology in Costa Rica
Emmaleigh Given recently spent three summers and two winters in a remote biological reserve in the middle of the rainforest in the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica, where she has and will spend several months conducting research on community ecology, and she has one more trip planned. Being hunted by unseen predators isn鈥檛 the way most researchers conduct their work. But for some, it鈥檚 just part of the day.
NSF Extends 91大神 Anthropologist鈥檚 Study of Human Brain Evolution
While scientists have long believed human behavior developed with the expanded cerebrum, a 91大神 researcher has shown that our path diverged while our brains were still comparable in size to those of chimpanzees. To help her further unravel this mystery, the National Science Foundat鈥
Two 91大神 A&S Students Win Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Gracen Gerbig and Hayley Shasteen, both 91大神 students in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, considered the nation鈥檚 premier undergraduate award in the natural sciences, math and engineering. They were recognized by President Beverly Warren at the 91大神 Board of Trustees meeting on May 9.
91大神 Undergraduates Named Prestigious 2019 Goldwater Scholars for Science Research
Two 91大神 undergraduate students have been awarded prestigious 2019 Goldwater Scholarships from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The foundation awards the scholarships annually to students studying mathematics, natural science or engineering.
High School Student鈥檚 Research Into 鈥淟ittle Things鈥 at 91大神 Leads to Big Experience
Imagine being a 17-year-old high school student, and in your first semester of a geology research internship, your professor asks you to identify an extinct 300-million-year-old, tiny and unknown crustacean specimen. Megan Schinker, then an ambitious Stow-Munroe Falls High School junior, jumped right in.
Invitation to Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Is 鈥業cing on the Cake鈥 for Doctoral Student
As if graduating with your Ph.D., starting a National Research Council (NRC) postdoctoral fellowship, getting married in Nepal and organizing an international research seminar wasn鈥檛 already a full plate for 91大神 doctoral student Greta Babakhanova, how about a little dessert?
Research Into 鈥淟ittle Things鈥 Leads to Big Experience for Local High School Student
Imagine being a 17-year-old high school student, and in your first semester of a geology research internship, your professor asks you to identify an extinct 300-million-year-old, tiny and unknown crustacean specimen. Megan Schinker, then an ambitious Stow-Munroe Falls High School junior, jumped right in. Now a senior in high school, Ms. Schinker, chose 91大神 as her undergraduate school where she will pursue a double major in geology and chemistry starting fall 2019.
Neil Cooper: Study of Peace and Conflict Builds More Secure World
91大神鈥檚 inaugural director of the new School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Neil Cooper, Ph.D., said as the university builds toward the 50th commemoration of May 4, 1970, and the 50th anniversary of the school, he is looking forward to working with colleagues on the next phase of the school鈥檚 history.
91大神 Geography Professor Elected President of American Association of Geographers
David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91大神, 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.
May 4 Course Takes Students On Journey Through History
As part of 91大神鈥檚 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.