College of Arts and Sciences News

After earning an undergraduate degree in engineering from Georgia Tech, Danae Robinson had a thought: “If I had to wake up and do this every day, is it something that I really want to do?” she says.

Honoring our alumni who have passed

By day, Eiselle Ty is an illustrator at the Olio design agency in Berkeley. By night, she’s an Instagractivist.

As a kid growing up in California’s Inland Empire, Laura Flores would listen to her family discuss politics over the dinner table. She wasn’t quite sure how government worked, but she knew she wanted to be a part of it.

More than 13 million children in America — a high proportion of them Hispanic and Black — are obese and in danger of diabetes, liver disease, and kidney disease, says Selenne Alatorre. In her work as a research project manager at Boston University, she’s providing underserved kids with resources to make healthier choices.

When he was growing up in Phoenix, Flavio Bravo knew early on that he wanted to be like labor leader César Chávez.

When he was a media studies student at USF, Nicholas Grayson spent at least four hours a day playing video games.

“When Black trans women are free, everyone will be free.”

In an era in which convenience is king, Brendan Herger explores ways for machine learning to make our lives easier and safer.