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Speech and Hearing Science students hear importance of their field from NBA player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
As an 18-year-old basketball star at the University of Kentucky, and for a decade afterward in the professional…

Two Arts and Sciences professors named 2023 Sloan Research Fellows
Christo Sevov, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Caroline Terry, assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics, have been named recipients of the 2023…

Chemistry’s Pei joins National Academy of Inventors as Senior Member
Dehua PeiDehua Pei, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been named a…

Q&A faculty spotlight: Jan Box-Steffensmeier
Jan Box-Steffensmeier is Vernal Riffe Professor of Political Science, professor of sociology by courtesy and Distinguished University Professor. Professor Box-Steffensmeier received her BA in 1988…

Two Arts and Sciences faculty members named AAAS Fellows
From left: Laura Wagner, Mohit RanderiaThe 2022 class of Fellows of the American Association for…

With events in Washington, IDEA workshops help spread and improve democracy
Fixing Congress and making democracy better are lofty goals. But they’re challenges that the Institute for Democratic Engagement and Accountability (IDEA) was made for.
IDEA's Director,…

2022’s Top Stories in the Arts and Sciences
As we turn our calendars to 2023, we take a step back to evaluate the incredible College of Arts and Sciences stories we told in 2022. We are proud to present some of our top stories of the last…

Q&A faculty spotlight: Joel Wainwright
Joel Wainwright is a professor of geography whose areas of expertise include political economy of development, environmental and agrarian change, and social theory. Professor Wainwright…

Q&A faculty spotlight: Shadrick Addy
Shadrick Addy is an assistant professor in the Department of Design and the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD). Professor Addy graduated with an Associate of Arts…