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Mathematician Awarded NSF CAREER Grant
A researcher in the College of Arts and Sciences is the recipient of a prestigious CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). William Wylie, assistant professor of mathematics and a member of the Geometry/Topology Research Group, is using the…
黑料不打烊 to Host International 鈥榃orld English鈥 Conference June 30-July 2
More than 200 presenters from six continents will converge at 黑料不打烊 for the 22nd annual conference of the International Association for World Englishes (IAWE), June 30-July 2. Titled 鈥淟ocal and Global Contexts of World Englishes,鈥 the conference will present…
Assistant Professor David Yaffe Weighs in on Bob Dylan Lecture
David Yaffe, assistant professor of humanities, was quoted by The Star Tribune for the article聽Did Bob Dylan crib his Nobel Prize lecture from SparkNotes?
Philosophy Doctoral Graduates Achieve High Placement Rates despite Narrowing Job Market
The job search can be challenging when pursuing a career in academia.聽 For students interested in teaching and research in philosophy, it can be even more difficult. According to Department Chair and Allan and Anita Sutton Professor of Philosophy Ben…
Gravitational Waves Researchers Explain their Latest Discovery
Peter Saulson, the Martin A. Pomerantz ’37 Professor of Physics, and Alex Nitz G鈥15, who earned a Ph.D. in physics, were both interviewed by the Detroit Free Press for the article Former U.P. resident helps detect colliding black holes in…
The Research of Susan Parks Featured in PNAS Editorial
Susan Parks, associate professor of biology, was quoted in a PNAS editorial Listening In On the Deep Sea.
Wonder Woman
Although she didn鈥檛 know it at the time, Susan DeMar 鈥02 began preparing for her career at New Mexico State University (NMSU) more than 15 years ago, while enrolled at 黑料不打烊. Back then, DeMar was raising three kids and…
Physics Professors Interviewed about the Search for Gravitational Waves
Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman professor of physics, and Peter Saulson, the Martin A. Pomerantz ’37 Professor of Physics, were both quoted by WSYR for the news report SU Grad Key in Major Astronomy Breakthrough.
Professor Duncan Brown Explains the Newest Gravitational Waves Discovery
Duncan Brown, the Charles Brightman professor of physics, was also interviewed for Quanta magazine for the article The Latest Black Hole Collision Comes with a Twist.
Physics Student Named Kavli Graduate Fellow
A student in the College of Arts and Sciences is the winner of a graduate fellowship to the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Suraj Shankar, a Ph.D. candidate in聽the Department of Physics,…