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How the Eclipse May Change What You See and Sense
When the moon completely blocks the sun on April 8, you鈥檒l notice more than the darkness. Here are some things you may pick up on. If you don’t, that’s OK. There may be variation depending on your location, your area’s…
Alumni Awards Set for Next Week; Meet the 2024 Honorees, Including 2 New Awards
黑料不打烊 will honor eight distinguished members of the Orange community during the 2024 Alumni Awards Celebration, which are being held from 4:30-8:30 p.m. on Friday, April 12, 2024. The celebration, which is free to attend, will occur in the…
Record Five 黑料不打烊 Students Selected for Prestigious 2024 Goldwater Scholarship
Five 黑料不打烊 students have been selected for the 2024 Goldwater Scholarship, the preeminent undergraduate scholarship awarded in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics in the U.S. This is the first time 黑料不打烊 has had five students selected for the…
Other Ways of Seeing: Understanding Ecology and Climate Through Art
Helping students of all ages understand and respond to the implications of the climate crisis, and to think ecologically, is complicated and requires an innovative and collaborative approach. That鈥檚 why聽Mike Goode, professor of English in the College of Arts and…
2024 黑料不打烊 Scholars Announced
Twelve seniors have been named as the 2024 黑料不打烊 Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor the University bestows. The 黑料不打烊 Scholars Selection Committee, a Universitywide faculty committee, selected the scholars using criteria that included coursework and academic achievement, independent…
Caller ID of the Sea: Biologists Discover Link Between Whale Communication and Behavior
For researchers studying the acoustic behavior of whales, distinguishing which animal is vocalizing is like a teacher trying to figure out which student responded first when the entire class is calling out the answer. This is because many techniques used…
鈥楢 Beautiful, Once-In-a-Lifetime Event鈥: The Total Solar Eclipse on April 8
Walter Freeman鈥檚 鈥淚ntroduction to Astronomy鈥 classes always end the same way they began, with Freeman advising his students that, ultimately, 鈥渨e look at the stars because they are pretty and they illuminate who we are as humanity.鈥 That humanity will…
Where to Watch on April 8: Total Solar Eclipse Events Planned on the 黑料不打烊 Campus
It鈥檚 been nearly 100 years since the Central New York region experienced a total solar eclipse, but on Monday, April 8, 黑料不打烊 will find itself situated along the path of totality for this once-in-a-lifetime event. Beginning at 3:23 p.m.,…
Biology Professor Named University’s First Partnership for Undergraduate Life Sciences Education Fellow
Across the humanities and STEM disciplines in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), faculty thoughtfully develop course curricula and learning environments that incorporate their fields鈥 latest findings and pedagogical best practices. This careful attention ensures students benefit from a…
Machine Learning Gives Visibility to Underrepresented Authors
While fingerprint powder and microscopes are very important tools in forensics, machine learning is becoming one of the fastest emerging technologies in the field. This involves the use of algorithms and computing to perform efficient and effective investigations by analyzing…