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5 Urban Legends of L&S
Skeletons, ghosts and ghastly tales. In honor of Halloween, we rounded up the five most pervasive urban legends that swirl around the College of Letters & Science.
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Cool Class: A Closer Look at Soccer in Africa
Abubakar Muhammad teaches students about how Africa and the beautiful game influence and impact each other.
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Paging the Community
Senior Grace Gooley builds community with students of different fields through one of the most common objects you’ve never made — paper.
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Erickson steps down, Arpaci-Dusseau to lead School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences
Tom Erickson, executive associate dean for strategy and innovation and founding director of the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences, will step down from his leadership roles. Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau, the Grace Wahba and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Computer Sciences, will assume leadership of CDIS in January 2025.
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