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• Dr. Jennifer Finn published by the University of Michigan Press

  Dr. Jennifer Finn, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Classical Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, published her most recent book with the University of Michigan Press, entitled, "Contested Pasts: A Determinist History of Alexander the Great." The book examines how Roman authors may have manipulated narratives about the historical figure’s campaigns to serve or achieve their own motivations.

• Dr. Grillo Awarded $564,000 NSF Grant

  Dr. Michael Grillo, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University Chicago, was awarded a $564,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a summer program that introduces research to prospective science teachers who are pursuing a STEM undergraduate degree.

• Building Interdisciplinary Bridges Awards

  The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and Dean Peter J. Schraeder, PhD, have announced the 12 recipients for the 2022-23 Building Interdisciplinary Bridges Scholarship.

• Q&A with Dr. Muna Aryal on Interdisciplinary Research

  Combining Engineering and Radiation Oncology helps this professor develop therapeutic and imaging technology to improve human health READ MORE

• Bozena McLees Receives Award from PAC

  Bozena Nowicka McLees, Director of the Polish Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University Chicago, received the Annual Academic Award from the Polish American Congress (PAC) Illinois Division at its 51st Annual American Heritage Award Banquet.

• Alumni Spotlight: Joseph Sheils

  Alumni Spotlight: Joseph Sheils, BA ’90, credits his strong liberal arts education as an English major at Loyola with his success in finance and business consulting and his ongoing civic engagement.
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  Loyola Biology Professor Published in Molecular Ecology

  Loyola University Chicago biology professor Sara Lipshutz served as first author on a scientific publication examining the impact of climate change on bird behavior. The paper is available on Molecular Ecology.READ MORE

• Loyola University Chicago Announces Fulbright Scholar STEM Award for 2021-2022

  October 1, 2021: Loyola University Chicago is pleased to announce that Professor Timothy E. O’Brien has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in Data Science and STEM Research at the Technical University of Budapest, Hungary for the 2021-2022 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.READ MORE

• Melissa Bradshaw Named NEH Fellow

  Melissa Bradshaw, Senior Lecturer in English and coordinator of the Writing Across the Curriculum program, has received a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship to support work on the Amy Lowell Letters Project (ALLP), a project leading to digital publication of the first scholarly edition of the correspondence of American poet Amy Lowell.LEARN MORE

• Diversity Committee for Student Excellence

  The College of Arts and Sciences Diversity Committee for Student Excellence will endeavor to promote and celebrate the diversity of faculty, staff, and students through advising and programming initiatives coupled with learning opportunities to support and broaden our diverse student body.

• Film and Panel Discussion Examines the Racial Wealth Gap

  The Urban Studies Program, the Institute for Racial Justice, and the Center for Urban Research and Learning will present a special film screening and panel discussion on America’s racial wealth gap and reparations on Thursday, February 25, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.LEARN MORE

• Academic Advising in a Virtual Space

  A team of six academic advisors and one senior advisor in the Dean’s Office serve the academic planning needs of 7,600 Loyola undergraduates, including transfer students, who are enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, 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 hours, 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.

• 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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  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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• Brandon Folson Named a 2022 Key into Public Service Scholar

  Brandon Folson, a third-year student at Loyola University Chicago majoring in economics and legal philosophy, is one of 20 students selected as a Key into Public Service Scholar by The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s most prestigious academic honor society.