Mackenzi Barrett, a junior majoring in philosophy and economics, presented her research paper “On Self-Determination, Territorial Rights, and Coercion: A State’s Right to Control its Borders” at several undergraduate philosophy conferences. […]
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A&S in the News: December 6-12, 2020
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for Fall commencement, the School of Music’s annual holiday concert, and more. […]
A&S in the News: November 8-14, 2020
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for the Performing Arts Academic Center, a building name change, and more. […]
A&S in the News: July 12-18, 2020
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for flooding in China and removal of Confederate monuments. […]
A&S in the News: May 12-18, 2019
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for a public art project, the debate on recent state legislation, and more. […]
A&S in the News: December 9-15, 2018
Read local, national, and world news that features faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for holiday events, performances in the School of Music, graduation ceremonies, and more. […]
Doing It All
Recent graduate Maria Gerasikova—a Russia native who was professionally waterskiing by age 15—said her first exposure to the summer sport was at an indoor pool in the middle of winter. “In Russia, athletes ski on a cable in the swimming pool during the winter so they can keep training even in cold weather,” Gerasikova said. […]
UA Professor Receives Franklin Research Grant
From the September 2017 Desktop News | Dr. Chase Wrenn, an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy, is working to confront some of humanity’s most difficult-to-answer questions; namely, Wrenn is exploring the value of truth and why we care about it. In March and April of this year, Wrenn traveled to Scotland to the University of […]
Philosopher Discusses Consciousness at Philosophy Today Lecture
Dr. Wayne Wu, an associate professor of philosophy and the associate director of The Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition at Carnegie Mellon University, will discuss how science and philosophy can illuminate consciousness in the upcoming Philosophy Today lecture. His lecture, “Mysteries of Consciousness: Connecting Mind and Brain,” will be held February 23 at […]
