STEM
University Hosts Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics
More than 100 undergraduate women in physics—some from as far away as the University of Maine and Rutgers University—recently converged on campus to discuss their changing role in the field. In January, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ was one of nine institutions to…
Gravitational Waves Discovery, New Carnegie Classification Underscore Research Excellence at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ
From all over campus to all around the world, a momentous discovery in the world of physics was made known Thursday.
Entrepreneurial Engineering Students Improve Ambiance on Huckster Hill
What if engineering students from different majors had an opportunity to develop a solution for an actual company in a single semester? That is exactly what students in Professor of Practice Mark Povinelli’s “Introduction to Entrepreneurial Engineering” did last fall….
Video: Searching For Gravitational Waves News Conference at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Scientists Integral to Discovery of Gravitational Waves (Video)
The discovery confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity.
Gravitational Waves Detected 100 Years after Einstein’s Prediction
LIGO Opens New Window on the Universe with Observation of Gravitational Waves from Colliding Black Holes
Harvard Professor Shane Greenstein to Speak on Internet Commercialization
School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty member Lee McKnight has invited Harvard Business School professor Shane Greenstein to the iSchool to speak on his new Princeton University Press book, “How the Internet Became Commercial. Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of…
Live Press Conference: Searching for Gravitational Waves
A century after Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves, the National Science Foundation will gather scientists from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, Caltech, MIT and the LIGO Scientific Collaboration to update the scientific community on efforts to detect them.
Cellular Protein Provides Insight to Malaria Treatment’s Side Effects
Malaria is a worldwide menace. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 500,000 individuals died from malaria in 2013 alone. While treatments for the disease exist, cures can also take a hefty physical toll. Professor of chemistry…
Moon Appointed Interim Chair of Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Professor Young B. Moon has been appointed interim chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Moon, who assumed the role at the beginning of February, will serve as interim chair…