Arts & Sciences

Arts & Sciences

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UofL’s Fulbright family: First sibling recipients at the university

When Natasha Mundkur received news that her brother had been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, she couldn’t help but chuckle. As the recipient of...
Chief editors of The Cardinal Edge, l to r, Sam Kessler, Jahnavi Sunkara, Betty Ngo and Priya Chandrashekhar

UofL student group launches undergraduate research journal

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A University of Louisville student group is launching a peer-reviewed journal to highlight undergraduate research and scholarship across all disciplines, from...
Alice Houston, the 2020 Alumna of the Year, earned her Master of Education from UofL in 1975.

UofL names Alice Houston Alumna of the Year

The celebration goes on, just redesigned because of the health pandemic. The University of Louisville will honor Alice Houston as Alumna of the Year, along...

UofL names Alice Houston Alumna of the Year and 13 Alumni Fellows Group to...

The celebration goes on, just redesigned because of the health pandemic. The University of Louisville will honor Alice Houston as Alumna of the Year along...
View of the excavation of the early modern human (foreground) and Neanderthal layers (background) in Lapa do Picareiro. Photo by Jonathan Haws.

UofL researcher leads team that discovered modern humans and Neanderthals possibly lived in the...

Modern humans arrived in the westernmost part of Europe 41,000 to 38,000 years ago, about 5,000 years earlier than previously known, according to Jonathan...
View of the excavation of the early modern human (foreground) and Neanderthal layers (background) in Lapa do Picareiro. Photo by Jonathan Haws.

Modern humans reached westernmost Europe 5,000 years earlier than previously known Discovery may indicate...

Attention Media:  Photos for this story are available for download here. LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Modern humans arrived in the westernmost part of Europe 41,000 -...
Professor Khaldoun Almousily will teach most of the classes for a new Arabic language program.

Students get new options to study Arab language, culture

When sophomore biology major Michayla Gatsos learned that the university was offering a new Arabic language minor, she signed up right away. “I’ve wanted to...
UofL student Sam Kessler using the water testing tool

UofL students invent new test for water pollution

A team of University of Louisville undergraduate students has invented a new tool for monitoring E.coli bacteria in water sources that could be more...
UofL student Sam Kessler using the water testing tool

UofL students invent new test for water pollution

EDITOR’S NOTE:  Video and photos for this story are available here. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A team of University of Louisville undergraduate students has invented a...
UofL criminal justice students

UofL recognized as top school for Black students pursuing a criminal justice degree

The University of Louisville provides Black students pursing a criminal justice degree one of the “most enriching educations leading to well-paying jobs.” This is...