Street Smarts: Geography Class Maps D.C.’s Immigrant Identity
In her Migrants in the City Dean’s Seminar, Geography’s Elizabeth Chacko turns the District into a classroom as students explore urban diversity.
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Math’s Kao Wins CAREER Award Honors
Mathematics Professor Lien-Yung (Nyima) Kao was recognized with NSF’s prestigious honor for his work combining ergodic theory and geometry.
From Stigma to Science and Support: Anthropology’s Grinker Authors Autism Narrative
As a researcher, educator and father, Anthropology’s Roy Richard Grinker shares his personal and professional journey through autism’s changing landscape.
DIG-ging Anthropology: Senior Bridges Labs, Leadership
Lucia Kustra studies primate cultures and leads the next generation of anthropologists as president of the DIG pre-professional fraternity.
The Fine Print on Fingerprints
In classrooms and crime scenes, forensic sciences’ Heidi Eldridge relies on evidence over assumptions and encourages students to think for themselves.
Game, Set, Science: How Physics Powers Tennis
From hardcourts to hard science, CCAS faculty and alumni explain why physics can perfect your play.
Alumni Authors Write History’s Second Draft
In new books, alumni authors Alex Nyerges, BA ’79, MA ’82, and Lindsay Chervinsky, BA ’10, bring history to life.
Supported by an alumna’s gift, students in Short-Term Study Abroad programs journeyed to historical and cultural locales at the center of their studies.
Poetry in Motion: Sebree Writes Outside the Lines
In her poetry and her classroom, English Professor Chet’la Sebree challenges the stories we tell ourselves about art, AI and how to make sense of the world.
Field Study: Chronicling Conservation at Turner Reserves
Through a partnership with Planet Forward, students and recent graduates honed their environmental storytelling skills in the New Mexico landscape.