| | This issue looks at a breadth of research across disciplines. You'll meet four researchers and artists who offer a closer look at their projects, and see how new OVPR support is helping teams shape ambitious grant proposals. We also highlight how faculty are partnering with medical professionals to move research into settings where it can have direct impact.
Research in CLAS has a wide scope spanning novel findings on Mars to uncovering ancient history. It's exciting to see great collaborations taking place.
We hope you enjoy exploring the stories and insights in this issue. Please feel free to reach out if I can be a resource at any time.
Joshua Weiner
Associate Dean for Research and Infrastructure
Professor of Biology
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | | | | Faculty across the college are engaged in fascinating work. Meet and get to know four CLAS researchers and artists: May Guo, Monica Correia, Matthew Hill, and John Freeman. | | | The Office of the Vice President for Research awarded funding to interdisciplinary research teams to support large, competitive grant proposals. | | | | From studying migraines in mice to infections in hospitals, these College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty members are working to change lives with their interdisciplinary research with medical professionals. | | | Valerie Payré, assistant professor in the School of Earth, Environment, and Sustainability, was never interested in confining her research to Earth; instead, she expanded her horizons to studying the formation of volcanoes on Mars. | | | | More than 3 million years ago, when our ancient ancestors embodied by the iconic Lucy were roaming the African landscape, they would have feared a big, bad crocodile with a prominent lump on its head, patiently lurking in rivers and lakes to attack. | | | Cathy Yea Won Sung and Anne Martin are advancing research in hearing loss and brain science with support from the National Institutes of Health and the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust. | | | | Nine faculty members will advance their creative works in film, photography, language and culture, music, or journalism this year thanks to funding from the Arts and Humanities Initiative. | | |
Nina Osborne, a third-year student studying geography, sustainability, and environmental policy, has been named a 2026 Goldwater Scholar—one of the nation’s top honors for undergraduate researchers in STEM fields. Her work uses remote sensing to study how ecosystems respond to environmental stress.
| | | | Explore a wide range of internal and external grant opportunities. The CLAS Grant Support Office maintains the list and is ready to assist with questions or support. | | | Congratulations to our faculty on their latest successes! Check out grants awarded from January to March of 2026. | | | |
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