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Arulanantham Honored with Chambliss Medal at American Astronomical Society...
Astronomy graduate student Nicole Arulanantham received the Chambliss Medal by the American Astronomical Society. Nicole Arulanantham, who is entering her second year as a graduate student in the...
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X-Ray Vision of our Sister Galaxy
Roy Kilgard, support astronomer and research assistant professor of astronomy, together with Trevor Dorn-Wallenstein ’15 and Tyler Desjardins MA ’11, recently presented a stunning new picture of the...
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Renovations Begin on Astronomy’s Van Vleck Refractor Telescope
The almost-century-old 20-inch Van Vleck Refractor, which lives on Foss Hill in its iconic dome, is undergoing a major renovation. Work began June 2. The rare historic telescope will be dismantled,...
View ArticleHow Science Helped Win D-Day
On the 70th anniversary of D-Day, Suzanne O’Connell, professor of earth and environmental sciences, faculty director of the McNair Program, writes in Slate about the role played by science in making...
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Army Veteran Olivieri to Join Class of 2018 through Posse Foundation
Andrew Olivieri In the fall of 2008, Andrew Olivieri felt like he was staring down four years of uncertainty, dissatisfaction and “wasting my parents’ money.” A senior at the Bronx High School of...
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Chernoff Photographs Fish to Accompany Scientific Journal Article
On June 5, Professor Barry Chernoff photographed two new species of dwarf silverside fish from the Caribbean. Chernoff is the director of the College of the Environment, the Robert Schumann Professor...
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Singer ’15 to Study Moon Rocks as Connecticut Space Grant Fellow
Jack Singer ’15 holds a fragmented lunar sample (Apollo 12039,3), a crucial sample for studying his mineral of interest — apatite — on the moon. This summer, Singer received a Connecticut Space Grant...
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Kilgard Presents Stunning New Image of ‘Whirlpool Galaxy’
Roy Kilgard, support astronomer and research assistant professor of astronomy, together with Trevor Dorn-Wallstein ’15 and Tyler Desjardin MA ’11, recently presented stunning new images of a spiral...
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Resor Delivering 6 Lectures to Petroleum Geoscientists in Australia
Associate Professor Phil Resor is delivering six lectures in Australia this June. He is the 2014 AAPG Distinguished Lecturer. Philip Resor, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, is...
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Starr, Hanakata ’14 Co-Author Paper on Polymer Films, Published in Nature...
Francis Starr and Paul Hanakata ’14 study the interfacial mobility in a thin, polymer film. Francis Starr, professor of physics, and Paul Hanakata ’14 are the co-authors of a new article published in...
View ArticleClosing Schizophrenia Program a Crippling Loss
Writing in The Hartford Courant, Matthew Kurtz, associate professor of psychology, chair and associate professor of neuroscience and behavior, rails against plans to close the 20-year-old Schizophrenia...
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Poulos Studies Changing Perceptions of Whales Aboard World’s Last Wooden...
Helen Poulos climbs the rigging aboard the Charles W. Morgan, the last wooden whaling ship in existence. On June 15, Helen Poulos, a postdoctoral fellow in the College of the Environment, set sail...
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Singer’s Study Reveals that Finicky Feeders Avoid Bird Predation
In a recent study, Associate Professor Mike Singer compared 41 caterpillar species to show the link between dietary breadth and vulnerability to predators. Grandmothers used to warn youngsters against...
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Wesleyan Faculty Teach Fifth Graders about Physics, Biology, Chemistry,...
Fifth graders from Snow Elementary School in Middletown toured Wesleyan’s astronomy, biology, chemistry, physics and scientific imaging departments on June 18, 2014. Students also visited the Joe Webb...
View ArticleThe Cost of Climate Change
Gary Yohe, the Huffington Foundation Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, was called on by The Associated Press to comment on a new analysis of the regional economic impacts of climate...
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PIMMS Hosts Math Institute for Local Teachers, Teaching Artists
Wesleyan’s Project to Increase Mastery of Mathematics and Science (PIMMS) is hosting an Intel Math Institute for local teachers. PIMMS, a partner of the Green Street Arts Center, developed the course...
View ArticleWesleyan Receives State Funds for Stem Cell Outreach
The University of Connecticut-Wesleyan University Stem Cell Core was among the recipients of a new batch of state funding granted for stem cell research. Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy on June 24...
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Upward Bound Students Participate in 6-Week Program at Wesleyan
Area high school students participating in Wesleyan’s Upward Bound Math-Science Program are on campus through July 25. The students, pictured here on July 7, often spend their lunch recess near Usdan...
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Long Lane Farm Welcomes Chickens, New Farmers
Catherine Walsh ’16 handles a young hen July 14 at Long Lane Farm. Chickens are a new addition to the two-acre, student-run farm this summer. The hens will start laying in fall and supply Bon Appétit...
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Wesleyan Launches Pilot Pre-Frosh Math and Science Program
Ishita Mukerji, dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, professor of molecular biology and biochemistry, leads a lab tour. New students interested in math and the sciences, who want to get a jump...
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