2/17/2021

A successful lab experiment

Knowing the importance of hands-on learning to understand scientific processes, professors adjusted their lab lessons so students could continue to benefit from experiential learning wherever their locations. And students say it’s working....
10/26/2020

How a research project on the Milky Way's center will help unlock the universe's secrets

As part of a leading research team, Associate Professor Will Clarkson spent much of the last decade working to assemble an extensive map of the inner regions of the Milky Way galaxy....
5/17/2021

CASL offers three new certificates for fall

The College of Arts, Sciences, & Letters introduces three new certificate programs that highlight diversity of thought in biochemistry, literature and language....
5/17/2021

The Sights and Sounds of Spring

If you want to enjoy the sights and sounds of colorful songbirds, this is the week they stop at the Environmental Interpretive Center’s 300-acre Natural Areas to relax and fuel up before continuing on their migration journey north....
10/27/2021

Spiders in the house? Put that blowtorch away

Spiders are all over your home and in your yard. Associate Professor Anne Danielson-Francois, a renowned spider expert, says that’s a good thing. Hear her out....
10/20/2021

‘There is so much beauty in nature that needs our protection’

Professor Ulrich Kamp is using 90 years of images to visually show how the glaciers in the Andes of Southern Peru are rapidly melting — and hopes seeing is believing. His research is one of nine faculty projects highlighted in CASL's Faculty Research Slam ...
5/9/2022

A life without borders

Alumna Samantha Snabes’ hustle has taken her from NASA to startup success. Someday she hopes it will still take her to space. ...
4/25/2022

A conversation with commencement speaker Abdullah Hammoud

The new mayor of Dearborn discusses his historic run, the power of failure, and breaking boundaries for the next generation....
2/16/2022

Rock. Water. Metamorphism.

Geology Professor Sven Morgan's scientific research — funded by more than $500,000 from a National Science Foundation grant — brings nature and nurture together by looking to prove a hypothesis on why land masses form while also expanding career interests ...
12/8/2021

College of Arts, Sciences, & Letters Class of Fall 2021: Beatriz Bruza

Having lived in three different countries before transferring to UM-Dearborn, Biological Sciences major Beatriz Bruza said she was attracted to the cultural diversity of campus and Michigan's reputation for high standards. As she heads into graduation, Br...