Research

An LAS professor works in a greenhouseThe College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is full of faculty who are leading experts in their fields, with expertise throughout mathematical, life, and physical sciences; the humanities; and social and behavioral sciences. Every day, these faculty members propel our understanding of the world forward through their research and creative activity. They explore and innovate, challenge and create, all to push us forward and make our world a better place.

Learn about the breadth and depth of LAS faculty expertise and how they're utilizing their knowledge to change the world.
 

LAS Experts series

In this Q&A interview series from the College of LAS, faculty members share their research, expertise, and life experiences.

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Finding innovative solutions in a sea of data
Shaowen Wang, professor  of geography and geographic information science and associate dean for life and physical sciences in the College of LAS, discusses the dramatic advancement of his work and field. What are you studying?  ...
Marynia Kolak
LAS Experts: The promising potential of health geography
Marynia Kolak is a professor of geography and geographic information science and  principal investigator for the Health Regions & Policies Lab. As a health geographer and spatial data scientist, Kolak...
Kimberly Rios
A deeper look at identity
Psychology professor Kimberly Rios grew up outside of San Diego as the daughter of a Puerto Rican mother and a white father from Wisconsin. She lived in a community 10 minutes from the U.S.-Mexico border with no clear racial or ethnic majority. Perhaps...
Violeta J. Rodriguez
Studying how to make parenting better
Violeta J. Rodriguez, professor of psychology in the department’s clinical/community division, recently received the National Institutes of Health Director’s Early Independence...
Illustration of Simon Rogers and a landslide in Peru
Flowing achievement
Now in his 10th year at the University of Illinois, Simon Rogers studies rheology, the science of how materials flow and deform. The professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and native of New Zealand is highly respected in his field, being awarded...
Clara Bosak-Schroeder attended LAS Liftoff to speak with new first-year students
Reimagining the ancient world
Professor of classics Clara Bosak-Schroeder’s first book, “Other Natures: Environmental Encounters With Ancient Greek Ethnography,” (UC Press 2020), explored how ancient Greek authors cast humans and nonhumans in complex, inter-dependent relationships....

Books from LAS

Faculty throughout the College of Liberal Arts & Science share their expertise, knowledge, and research in books on a wide variety of topics.

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