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All Systems Go for Alumna

January 16, 2020 Like Amanda Kerr

Alumna Dorlisa Hommel went from exploring the depths of the ocean to the heights of outer space when she began working with satellites...

What Goes Around Comes Around

January 16, 2020 2 Mike Robertson

A recent study by geology professor Barbara Beckingham shows that more and more microplastics are showing up in wastewater treatment plants in the Low..

Softball Player Has Infectious Personality

January 16, 2020 Like Mike Hoffman

Highly competitive summer internship exposes softball pitcher Kylie Burke to superbugs and medical rarities...

Professor’s Research Goes With the Flow

January 16, 2020 Like Erin Perkins

Through orbiting experiments, Ana Oprisan is helping to advance space exploration...

Peer Review: ‘Ad Astra’

January 16, 2020 Like Editor

An astronomy and physics professor takes a look at the accuracy of the astrophysics in the latest Brad Pitt film Ad Astra...

Geology Professor is Dino-Might!

January 16, 2020 Like Mike Robertson

The new curator of the Mace Brown Museum, Scott Persons helped discover what life was like for the biggest T. rex ever found...

Student Digs Into Northern Exposure

January 16, 2020 Like Tom Cunneff

Geology major Clara Meier’s trip to Alaska to gather evidence of a mass extinction illustrates the research opportunities afforded undergrads...

Bee Research is Combing for Answers

January 16, 2020 2 Alicia Lutz

In order to better understand the fascinating and critical world of bees, biology major Matthew Magee is trying to discover how they earn their wings...