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Math Department Sees Significant Grant Support for 2022-23
Joining聽Minghao Rostami鈥檚 prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER grant, which started this August and runs for five years, three other professors in the聽Department of Mathematics鈥擩ani Onninen, Dan Coman and Lixin Shen鈥攚ere awarded NSF grants for their ongoing work, and two…
A Passion for Classic Hollywood Cinema
Growing up in Peoria, Illinois, Associate Professor聽Will Scheibel聽didn鈥檛 have access to many foreign or indie films found in art houses. But, as a teenager working at a library and video store, what he did have available to him was a…
Helping Ranchers Learn From the Wild
Tropical forests garner headlines as greenhouse gas storehouses. But wild grasslands are crucial, lesser-known candidates as climate heroes. Wild grasslands鈥攆rom the African savanna to the North American prairie鈥攈ave the potential to soak up vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the…
A&S Biology Professor Helping to Shape National Science Foundation Funding
Across laboratories in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), the cutting-edge research taking place is made possible with support from federally funded grants. In the last year alone, A&S researchers have received nearly $24 million in support from institutions…
Students Experience Indian Art, Architecture Through Annual Diwali Festival on Campus
In 2015, College of Arts and Sciences art history Professor聽Romita Ray organized the University鈥檚 first public Diwali celebration on campus. Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is a Hindu festival held each October or November in India where…
Opening Doors to Careers on Wall Street
Orange alumni are around the world and in nearly any career. More than that, they are willing and ready to give current students an insider view of their field. The financial industry is no exception. Many former Orange call New…
Using Monsoons of the Past to Predict Climate Conditions of the Future
The North American southwest has been suffering through weather extremes in recent years ranging from searing heatwaves and scorching wildfires to monsoon rainfalls that cause flash floods and mudslides. As temperatures around the world continue to rise because of global…
The Importance Of Children Learning Multiple Languages
Myrna Garc铆a-Calder贸n, associate professor and director of the Latino-Latin American Studies program in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in the Spectrum News story 鈥淗ispanic Heritage Month: Preserving the Spanish Language.鈥� The article highlights the importance of elementary…
Newhouse Junior Aims for Career in Refugee Policy Advocacy
Yasmin Nayrouz is a junior, studying聽public relations in the Newhouse School and English in the College of Arts and Sciences. This October, she received the Voyager Scholarship聽from the Obama Foundation, awarded to students who bridge divides and work to solve…
Research Shows Prominent Structural Racism in STEM Industry
Nicole Fonger, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and School of Education, was quoted in the Lifewire article 鈥淭ech Education Is Racist鈥擧ere’s How to Fix It, Experts Say.鈥� The article highlights research that shows the prominence of…