Faculty in the College are working in a vast array of fields and disciplines, but a few stand out as areas of external funding growth. Here are a few highlights of areas in which the College can lead the nation in the coming decades.
Aging
![Genetic Targets for New Drugs](/cas/home/images/images/research/areas-aging-austad.jpg)
![Families and Aging](/cas/home/images/images/research/CAS_FamiliesAging_Patricia.jpg)
Pain
![Chronic Pain](/cas/home/images/YoungerSorge.jpg)
Climate
![The Effects of Polar Change](/cas/home/images/images/research/climate-thumb.jpg)
The Effects of Polar Change
Jim McClintock, Ph.D.; Charles Amsler, Ph.D.; Maggie Amsler, Ph.D.
Computing and Cyber Security
![Fighting Against Cybercrime](/cas/home/images/images/research/computing-cyber-security.jpg)
Fighting Against Cybercrime
Department of Computer Science and the J. Frank Barefield, Jr. Department of Criminal Justice
Nanotechnology and Quantum Power
![Emerging Technology](/cas/home/images/images/research/nanotech-quantum-power.jpg)
Drug Discovery
![New Drug Therapies](/cas/home/images/images/research/drug-discovery.jpg)
Society, Culture, and Community
![Human Rights](/cas/home/images/images/research/CAS_HumanRights.jpg)
![Communication and Deception](/cas/home/images/images/research/communication-deception-tim-levine-thumb.jpg)
![Humankind–Past, Present and Future](/cas/home/images/images/research/humankind.jpg)
![Cultural Competency](/cas/home/images/images/research/cultural-competency-thumb.jpg)
Creative Expression
![Creative Expression](/cas/home/images/images/research/cas-inclusive.jpg)
Creative Expression
Department of English, Department of Music, Department of Art and Art History, Department of Theatre