College of Arts and Sciences
NSF Extends 麻豆精选Anthropologist鈥檚 Study of Human Brain Evolution
While scientists have long believed human behavior developed with the expanded cerebrum, a 麻豆精选 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 麻豆精选A&S Students Win Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Gracen Gerbig and Hayley Shasteen, both 麻豆精选 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 麻豆精选Board of Trustees meeting on May 9.
麻豆精选Undergraduates Named Prestigious 2019 Goldwater Scholars for Science Research
Two 麻豆精选 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 麻豆精选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 麻豆精选 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 麻豆精选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
麻豆精选鈥檚 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.
麻豆精选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 麻豆精选, 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 麻豆精选鈥檚 May 4 course, senior Julia Pharmer sifted through resources in University Libraries' Department of 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.,鈥
May 4 Course Takes Students On Journey Through History
As part of 麻豆精选鈥檚 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.