LAS News

Group photo at investiture ceremony
English professors receive named positions
Poetry, stories, and reflections mark ceremony for Janice Harrington, Curtis Perry, and Gillen D'Arcy Wood
›
SNL logo
How humor is more than just a joke
Luvell Anderson explores the context behind laughter and what people find funny
›
Aortic valve tissue
A heart of stone: Study defines the process of and defenses against cardiac valve calcification
Researchers take on a leading cause of heart disease
›
Keerthana Hogirala
LAS alumna receives Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Keerthana Hogirala, who immigrated from India, prepares for a promising career
›
Octopus
"CyberOctopus": New AI explores, remembers, seeks novelty, overcomes obstacles
New approach adds a memory module to artificial intelligence
›
José B. Capino
Professor helps bring a nearly lost film back to life
José B. Capino's efforts lead to a showing at Cannes International Film Festival
›
Jose Atiles
Study: Puerto Rico’s anti-corruption laws promoted fraud by outsourcing government services
Measures in the wake of Hurricane Maria led to profiteering
›
John Paul Meyers
Illinois scholar’s book examines how popular music connects to the past
John Paul Meyers writes about rock, hip hop,and jazz
›
Former President Barack Obama looks at May Berenbaum as a woman in a military uniform holds the National Medal of Science
Faculty honors

LAS professors bring honor and recognition to the college. See a list of their accomplishments.

Faculty honors
Media contact information

If you are a member of the media, please reach out to us.

Learn more
A close-up shot of a news camera
An issue of the Quadrangle
Read The Quadrangle and LAS News

The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences mails its magazine, The Quadrangle, twice a year. Its enewsletter, LAS News, mails monthly.

Read the magazine
See the newsletter archive