Profiles
A&S students explore entrepreneurship and the global supply chain in immersive Panama trip
Oct. 29, 2025—Some students may use Fall Break as an opportunity to catch up on rest, see the fall foliage, or carve pumpkins. Students in Principal Senior Lecturer Lori Catanzaro’s class spent their break touring tropical Panama, learning about its critical role in the global supply chain. Throughout the five-day trip, students learned about local corporations such...
A&S students win prestigious Obama Foundation Voyager Scholarships
Oct. 29, 2025—Three students in the College of Arts and Science were named 2025-2027 recipients of the Voyager Scholarship, the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service. Awarded to students in their third year of undergraduate education, the two-year scholarship champions young leaders who can bridge divides and help solve the world’s biggest challenges. Through the program, each student...
Stories from the field: College of Arts and Science students spend their summers interning, researching, and making a global impact
Aug. 28, 2025—For many, summer is a time to soak up the sunshine, venture outside, and maybe even tackle the books on that lengthy “to be read” list. For students in the College of Arts and Science, summer presents a different opportunity: a chance to apply their skills and academic knowledge to real-world challenges, setting the stage...
Two semesters same interview – a First-Year experience with Bethel Derege
May. 1, 2025—Say hello to Bethel Derege (Class of 2028) as she answers the same questions across two different semesters, for a peak into a first-year experience in the College of Arts and Science.
History’s detective: Jane Landers and her team rescue enslaved Africans’ stories from oblivion
Apr. 16, 2025—See how historian Jane Landers and her team are rescuing enslaved Africans’ stories from oblivion and honoring thousands of lives.
A lot of nerve: One undergraduate’s path to treating brain cancer
Mar. 27, 2025—It all started during his senior year of high school, when Shanay Desai watched the world go digital due to the pandemic. During that time, Desai mentored lowerclassmen from other high schools through a virtual STEM outreach program. It was then that his interest in neuroscience was sparked. “We would teach them a little bit...
Staff Q&A: Peggy Lucas-McGowan celebrates 50 years in A&S
Jan. 15, 2025—Peggy Lucas-McGowan is celebrating her 50th anniversary at the College of Arts and Science, all of which has been devoted to the Department of Physics and Astronomy. She has witnessed enormous changes since her start in 1974—from the advent of the computer to increased female representation in the sciences. Read about her transformative career and...
Bringing community to a seemingly solitary endeavor
Oct. 30, 2024—The image of a writer often conjures up visions of an author sequestered away crafting the perfect poem or buried under stacks of paper finishing their next novel. However, award-winning poet and Gertrude Conaway Professor of English Major Jackson believes it is a deeply collaborative process that relies heavily on community. “I think the conception...
New faculty Q&A: Discovering black holes in dwarf galaxies with Mallory Molina
Sep. 18, 2024—Meet new Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Mallory Molina and learn about their research on black holes, their teaching style, and why they are excited to join the College of Arts and Science this fall. Q: What is your area of research? A: I’ve always been interested in black holes, and when I was...
New faculty Q&A: Talia Fernós discusses what mathematics teaches us about life
Sep. 12, 2024—Meet new Visiting Professor of Mathematics Talia Fernós and learn about her research on group theory, her teaching style, and what excites her most about teaching students. Q: What is your area of research? A: My research is, broadly speaking, in math, and specifically in group theory, which is a technical term referring to the...