A College of Liberal Arts and Sciences tradition has a new student-designed look, giving one undergraduate the chance to turn her classroom skills into work that will be worn, shared, and seen across campus.

Caroline Tolbert is recognized with the Frank J. Goodnow Award for her sustained service to the profession of political science. The award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association.

An assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science recently received a National Science Foundation grant for his research about making automated surveillance systems more useful and trustworthy.

These distinguished artists and scholars will visit the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences during the 2026–27 academic year through the Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professorships Program.

Sara Hussain, assistant professor in the Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology, has won more than $500,000 in grants to develop individualized treatment in the brain for stroke survivors.

Biology professor Maurine Neiman studies diminutive snails with a massive secret: Sometime in the recent past, the snails' genome doubled, giving them significantly more genetic material than they ought to have.

Ece Demir-Lira studies how children’s brains, environments, and relationships shape learning, with the goal of better understanding why children follow different developmental and academic paths.

Students enrolled in Professor Alex Smith's Election Administration course will learn how elections work, study the laws behind them and serve as poll workers during the 2026 General Election.

Richard Brent Turner's scholarship has evolved across disciplines and communities, bringing together African American religion, music, history, and lived experience to illuminate connections that can be difficult to see from inside the classroom alone.

From the physical form of a book to the people who read it, Brown encourages students to look more closely at how literature creates meaning.