WHERE CURIOSITY DRIVES IMPACT

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Thank you for participating in the 2025 LAS Day of Giving. 

Your donation is one of the many ways our community shows how #LASGives!

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Change begins with curiosity.

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From exploring new ideas to solving the world’s biggest issues, LAS empowers thinkers and doers to transform curiosity into measurable impact.

We believe that education is more than lectures and textbooks. It’s about cultivating minds that question, explore, and act with purpose. And we know that when curiosity meets opportunity, innovation follows—and the impossible becomes possible. 

LAS News

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Read article: 2026 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture speaker announced
2026 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture speaker announced
 Psychology and neuroscience professor Kara Federmeier will deliver the 2026 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture at Alice Campbell Alumni Center 4 p.m. March 4, 2026.The...
Read article: College names recipients in Study in a Second Discipline Program
College names recipients in Study in a Second Discipline Program
 The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences has awarded funding to several faculty members through the Study in a Second Discipline Program, which gives professors time and support to push beyond their primary...
Read article: Is unintentional bias changeable?
Is unintentional bias changeable?
 In a new paper, psychology professor Benedek Kurdi proposes a fresh approach to confronting implicit, or unintentional, bias in diverse organizations. He spoke with News Bureau life sciences editor Diana Yates about the problems associated with...
Read article: Exploring how people consumed nature in early America
Exploring how people consumed nature in early America
 This fall, the Department of History welcomes Shannan Mason as a lecturer. Mason is a historian of early American history whose research explores relationships between science, nature, and economics. How people think about nature and how they...
Read article: Illinois chemist named 2025 Packard Fellow
Illinois chemist named 2025 Packard Fellow
 Benjamin Snyder, a professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been named a 2025 Packard Fellow by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.The foundation cites Snyder’s work “developing new methods to define and...
Read article: Illinois-led initiative will build precision phage platform for promoting health
Illinois-led initiative will build precision phage platform for promoting health
 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign scientists, including microbiology professor Asma Hatoum-Aslan, will partner with investigators from several industrial and academic institutions on a five-year, up to $28M initiative...

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New students: Start your LAS journey

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Fuel your curiosity, explore big ideas, and discover what drives you. Designed for new students, LAS First-Year Experience will help you connect, grow, and step confidently into college life.

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Make your mark

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When you support the College of LAS, you play a crucial role in shaping the success of thousands of students and faculty.

Join us in creating a powerful network of influential thinkers and proven achievers—and help us seek a better tomorrow, today.