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黑料不打烊 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鈥檚 Prediction
LIGO Opens New Window on the Universe with Observation of Gravitational Waves from Colliding Black Holes
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 黑料不打烊, Caltech, MIT and the LIGO Scientific Collaboration to update the scientific community on efforts to detect them.
Cellular Protein Provides Insight to Malaria Treatment鈥檚 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…
黑料不打烊 Jumps into Top Research Tier in New Carnegie Classifications
In the new rankings, which are issued twice a decade, 黑料不打烊 moved from an 鈥淩2鈥 designation in 2010, denoting a 鈥渉igher research activity,鈥 to an R1 designation, which is the top research class a university can be awarded.
Are Public Attitudes Toward Football Changing?
Dennis Deninger, professor of practice in sport management at Falk College and professor of practice for television, radio and film at the Newhouse School, offers insight into the rising popularity of football. Are public attitudes toward football changing? 鈥淓very December…
Journal Publishes Doctoral Candidate鈥檚 Findings on Beetle Promiscuity
Elizabeth Droge-Young has long been fascinated by the mysteries and motivations behind sexual selection. But the promiscuity among females of one particular species鈥攖he red flour beetle鈥攈ad her particularly stumped. These beetles would mate multiple times over the course of a…
Geophysicist Questions Stability of Antarctic Ice Sheet鈥
A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences is joining the growing debate over the fate of the world鈥檚 largest ice sheet, whose sudden melting is sending shockwaves throughout the geophysics community. Robert Moucha, assistant professor of Earth sciences,…
Biology Student Wins NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Caitlin McDonough, a Ph.D. student in biology, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship, supporting her study of the intricate details of reproduction. The award provides three years of independent financial support for early-career graduate students….
Education Professor Contributes to Global Study on Childhood Obesity
Tiago Barreira, assistant professor in the School of Education鈥檚 department of exercise science, is part of a team of researchers who collaborated on The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle, and the Environment.