CLAS News - Spring/Summer 2003

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Battling Invisible Foes: Microbiology professor Bert Jacobs and chemistry alumna Michelle Hanna are collaborating on efforts to protect the world from biological terrorism.

Around The College: CLAS Learning Communities; Islamic studies certificate; Dean's Advisory Council;SUMS Institute Presidential Award; Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict

On The Cover of Nature: Recent discoveries by geologist Philip Christensen and astronomer Sumner Starrfield make the cover of a top science journal in the same month.

Research Briefs: Creating an artificial calcium pump; testing a promising new cancer drug; conducting a social survey of Phoenix; discovering young star-forming galaxies;advancing knowledge about cochlear implants

Attacking Disease Through Plant Science: Plant biologist Charles Arntzen has launched a new enterprise that promises to make safe, affordable vaccines available to children all over the world.

A Woman on a Mission: Geologist Laurie Leshin is the college's first Dean's Distinguished Professor and is vying to become the first woman in the world to head a space mission.

Faculty News: Research, Teaching and Service Awards; In memoriam

CLAS Alums in the Inner Circle: Among Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano's top staff and agency heads are, count'em, four graduates of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Class Notes and Alumni Profiles: Mike Berens, B.S. in zoology, 1976 Tom Richey, B.S in psychology, 1979 Randy Nelson, Ph.D. in chemistry, 1990