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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES

FACULTY RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP

Recognized leaders in their disciplines, CLAS faculty win prestigious grants from federal sponsors such as the National Science Foundation and NASA and from private organizations such as the Templeton Foundation, as well as earn international and national awards. Yet they remain committed to sharing their work with students and carrying out the University鈥檚 commitment to pursuing knowledge and discovery in the intellectual communities that are the hallmark of a 草榴社区 education.

草榴社区 is a 鈥淒octoral/Research鈥� university as defined by the Carnegie Classification庐, the leading framework for recognizing and describing institutional diversity in US higher education. The University and College foster an environment and infrastructure that support research, scholarly excellence and student-professor research partnerships, emphasizing the importance of the teacher-scholar model.

The College has more than 400 fulltime faculty who have established 10 Centers of Excellence and oversee 11 academic journals.

  

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FACULTY RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

EMPOWERING STUDENTS THROUGH NEW BOOK

In an age of rapid change and mounting pressures, young adults face an array of challenges when it comes to finding direction, building relationships and shaping their identities. "The Young Adult Playbook: Living Like It Matters," co-authored by Professor of Theology and the Anne Quinn Welsh Endowed Director of the 草榴社区 Honors Program Anna B. Moreland, PhD, dives into the complex questions surrounding what makes a meaningful life. MORE...

NSF CAREER GRANT

Matthew O鈥橰eilly, PhD, assistant professor of Chemistry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been named a recipient of the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The five-year, $462,481 grant will support Dr. O鈥橰eilly鈥檚 project, 鈥淒evelopment of Chemical Tools for the Preparation of Strained Cyclic Peptides.鈥� MORE...

STUDYING POLITICAL MEDIA COVERAGE

How do family narratives in media shape perceptions of political candidates? Associate Professor and Chair of Political Science Camille Burge-Hicks, PhD, and Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology Melissa Hodges, PhD, along with student researchers examine how media coverage frames candidates' family roles along gender and racial lines. MORE...

INAUGURAL LUCCI CHAIR IN ITALIAN STUDIES

Timothy McCall, PhD, professor of Art History and the director of the Art History program has been appointed as the inaugural Bernard John Lucci Endowed Chair in Italian Studies within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. In a fascinating look into the past, he explores the world of 15th-century Italian courts in his new book, "Making the Renaissance Man: Masculinity in the Courts of Renaissance Italy." MORE...