News

• Academic Advising in a Virtual Space

  A team of six academic advisors and one senior advisor in the College of Arts and Sciences serve the academic planning needs of about half of Loyola's 7,600 undergraduates—3,800 juniors and transfer students—so it is a busy operation under normal circumstances. When the team had to quickly pivot to virtual advising in the spring, advisors reinvented their hour, processes, and approaches while accommodating students’ increased need for information and support.READ MORE

• Loyola University Chicago Department Chair and Professor Named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow 2020

  Anne Grauer, PhD, professor and department chair of the Department of Anthropology in Loyola University Chicago’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

• Loyola’s Cyber Security BS Program Designated National Center of Excellence

  November 11, 2020: The undergraduate Cyber Security program at Loyola University Chicago has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).READ MORE

• Cura Scholars Program Established

  Loyola University Chicago has received significant funding from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to establish a mentoring and fellowship program that will support the development of students of color, especially those who are pursuing academic career paths.
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  Theatre

  Journey to a Virtual Stage

  Learn how Theatre students have creatively adapted to the pandemic.READ MORE

• Event

  The Promise of Peace in the Shadow of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Political, Moral, and Theological Reflections

  Join the Department of Theology this Thursday, October 8, from 5:00 – 7:45 p.m., for a virtual program commemorating the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.READ MORE

• Press Release

  Loyola University Chicago Researchers Help Develop Data Tools for Justice Reform

  October 1, 2020: A ground-breaking collaboration between social scientists and prosecutors has developed a new Prosecutorial Performance Indicators (PPIs) tool that enables prosecutors’ offices to measure priorities and outcomes to advance effectiveness, fairness, efficiency, transparency, and public safety. The PPIs, a set of implementation guides, and a website with sample data from five prosecutor’s offices will be introduced this week.READ MORE

• Press Release

  Eleven Loyola University Chicago Professors Awarded National Science Foundation Grants

  CHICAGO, September 24, 2020 — Eleven faculty members from the College of Arts & Sciences at Loyola University Chicago have been named recipients of National Science Foundation grants.LEARN MORE

• Peter J. Schraeder, PhD, Appointed Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

  June 3, 2020: We are pleased to announce that Peter J. Schraeder, PhD, has been appointed dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Loyola University Chicago, effective July 1, 2020.READ MORE
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  NASA

  Life on Mars

  NASA scientist Bruce Jakosky talks about studying the red planet and the search for life beyond our world
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  Faculty Research

  The Rumble in the Jungle: A Fight for the Ages

  The new book by Lewis Erenberg, professor emeritus, provides a global perspective on the historic fight.READ
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  Anthropology

  Keys to our past

  Student research in Mexico may show the roots of class and social inequality
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  Alumni Profile

  ART WITH IMPACT: Exploring empathy in theater

  Alumnus and playwright Philip Dawkins (BA ’02) says, "The point of learning how to [make theater] is to do it, and to do it in community, and to do it in service of the world.” LEARN MORE
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  In The News

  In the news

  CAS faculty, students, and alumni were recently quoted in the Chicago Tribune, NPR, and more. READ MORE
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  What supernovae can teach us about the expansion of the universe

  A coveted internship gave Alec Lancaster a chance to connect his faith with science
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