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Marine vet studying communications at UofL

Marine vet studying communications at UofL

On Nov. 10, the United States Marine Corps celebrates its 248th birthday. In honor of the milestone, UofL’s Center for Military-Connected Students introduces us to Marine Corps veteran Ralph Gonzalez, a UofL junior who hopes to be an English teacher.

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UofL scientists invent antimicrobial surfaces inspired by cicada wings

UofL scientists invent antimicrobial surfaces inspired by cicada wings

UofL researchers developed a fabrication technique to efficiently and accurately imitate the nanostructure of cicada wings for potential use as an antimicrobial in everyday surfaces

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Double-Major Commencement Speaker Strikes a Balance

Double-Major Commencement Speaker Strikes a Balance

Physics or Engineering? That is the question for many students with a gift for math and abstract thinking who enjoy complex problem solving.

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Graduating at the speed of life

Graduating at the speed of life

For many, earning a college degree soon after graduating high school is the norm. For others, it happens at the pace of life.

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Grad Autumn Magnuson is a force

Grad Autumn Magnuson is a force

Like many students, University of Louisville graduating senior Autumn Magnuson changed her major early in her college career. Originally interested in engineering, she was planning to study robotics and minor in biology. She hoped to build robots that would help scientists research undersea life.

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UofL announces College of Arts & Sciences dean

UofL announces College of Arts & Sciences dean

The University of Louisville announced today it has chosen an administrator dedicated to student success through a solid grounding in a liberal arts education as the new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences (A&S).

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Website tackling environmental health disparities debuts March 28

Website tackling environmental health disparities debuts March 28

Members of the public soon will be able to access a new website aimed at improving environmental health equity in Louisville.

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UofL helping to develop future leaders in food, climate and sustainable agriculture

UofL helping to develop future leaders in food, climate and sustainable agriculture

The University of Louisville Honors Program is part of a new nationwide collaborative aimed at training future leaders in the fields of food, climate and sustainable agriculture.

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SPOTLIGHT– A&S Faculty in Community Engaged Scholarship and Activities

SPOTLIGHT– A&S Faculty in Community Engaged Scholarship and Activities

In 2022, The College of Arts and Sciences had several stellar faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students involved in a range of uniquely defined community engaged scholarship (CES) projects and activities, awarded grants from the Office of Community Engagement (OCE) to support their initiatives.

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Introducing Dr. Felicia Jamison, Assistant Professor of History & Comparative Humanities

Introducing Dr. Felicia Jamison, Assistant Professor of History & Comparative Humanities

Professor Jamison works on 19th and 20th-century African American History, Public History, and the Public Humanities. Interview conducted by Dr. Glenn Crothers, Associate Professor of History

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Unskilled people often overrate themselves, say psychology prize winners

Unskilled people often overrate themselves, say psychology prize winners

LOUISVILLE, Ky —Are you as good at doing things as you think you are? Maybe not, according to David Dunning and Justin Kruger, two social psychologists who today were named cowinners of the 2023 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Psychology for identifying a cognitive bias that causes people to overrate their own competence.

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Dr. Hilaria Cruz’s Featured for Work on Chatino  Orthography in Duolingo

Dr. Hilaria Cruz’s Featured for Work on Chatino Orthography in Duolingo

Maria Cruz, assistant professor of comparative humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences featured for her work in Duolingo

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Digital technology is aiding political repression, warns world order prize winner

Digital technology is aiding political repression, warns world order prize winner

Digital technology is playing a growing role in advancing political repression across the globe, a trend that poses a threat to the world’s democracies, says a scholar who on Dec. 6 was named winner of the 2023 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order.

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