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A&S in the News: February 12-18, 2023
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A&S in the News: January 29 – February 4, 2023
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A&S in the News: January 22-28, 2023
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A&S in the News: January 15-21, 2023
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A&S in the News: November 13-19, 2022
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A&S in the News: November 6-12, 2022
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A&S in the News: October 2-8, 2022
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Lawrence Cappello

Distinguished Teaching Fellow 2022–2025 Lawrence Cappello is an assistant professor in the Department of History. His focus is U.S. Legal & Constitutional History — particularly the right to privacy. He is the founder and director of UA’s Legal History Concentration, and author of None of Your Damn Business: Privacy in the United States from the Gilded Age to the Digital Age (University of Chicago Press). Among his course offerings are U.S. Constitutional History I & II, the Right to Privacy, and the Great […]
A&S in the News: September 4-10, 2022
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 commentary on the death of Queen Elizabeth II, research on the origin of life on Earth, and more.