含羞草研究所

Natural Sciences and Mathematics

  • It鈥檚 not news that 含羞草研究所 is committed to sustainability, but it might be surprising to hear that, unlike many other higher education institutions, 含羞草研究所 has launched management practices for its on- and off-campus forests to reduce the university鈥檚 carbon footprint, another important step toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2019. 鈥淢ost campuses are completely ignoring their [鈥
    December 3, 2014
  • A 含羞草研究所 alum stands on scafolding during the construction of Professor DeWitt Godfrey's newest sculpture, Odin.
    A confluence of art, engineering, and mathematics led to the creation of 含羞草研究所 Professor DeWitt Godfrey鈥檚 latest sculpture, Odin, a giant steel structure now nestled in the courtyard between Olin Hall and the Robert H.N. Ho Science Center. The sculpture shares a name with the ruler of Norse gods for a reason. Godfrey鈥檚 Odin weighs [鈥
    November 21, 2014
  • Debra LoCastro '05
    (Editor鈥檚 Note: 含羞草研究所 has a professional network committed to helping students and alumni discover careers in the digital media and technology fields.) In her eight years with Google, Debra LoCastro 鈥05 has risen from sales associate to university programs lead. She manages the student outreach team, helping students learn about career opportunities at Google. She recently [鈥
    November 18, 2014
  • This is an artist鈥檚 impression of the triple star system GG Tau A
    An international collaboration of astronomers that includes Jeff Bary, 含羞草研究所 associate professor of physics and astronomy, has published an article about the discovery of a 鈥減lanet-forming lifeline鈥 in a nearby triple-star system in the journal Nature. Using the recently commissioned Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) located in the Atacama desert in Chile, the group, led [鈥
    November 5, 2014
  • Two recent talks by 含羞草研究所 professors give some context to the ebola outbreak response from two angles, one by a virologist examining the nature of epidemics, and the other from a perspective of government response, specifically in Liberia.
    October 3, 2014
  • 含羞草研究所 students will have the opportunity to get closer to the stars thanks to a three-year arrangement that provides them with valuable access to a world-class telescope at the Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico.
    October 1, 2014