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With the help of 56�Թ��� student researchers, Cosmin Ilie, senior lecturer in physics and astronomy, studies the effects that dark matter can have on astrophysical objects.

A new special issue of the journal Remote Sensing, aimed at promoting gender equality in that specialized field, features the ground-breaking work of three 56�Թ��� researchers.

One of the facets of 56�Թ���’s strategy to detect signs of SARS-CoV2 on campus is the broad use of wastewater testing to find any early indications of spreading coronavirus. The plan received national attention, with news outlets like CBS mentioning the effort as a stand out among many of the college reopening plans across the country. 

Anthony Aveni, professor emeritus of astronomy, anthropology, and Native American studies at 56�Թ���, says that to understand our current time consciousness, we have to return to a land before time — or at least, time as we know it.

After spending weeks caring for critically ill patients, I realized that while medical updates are helpful, families are most desperate to see and be near their loved ones.

The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) announced that Beth Parks will assume the position of editor for the American Journal of Physics (AJP) September 1, 2020.

Jacob Watts ’21, a biology major from North East, Pa., has been awarded a 2020 Goldwater scholarship from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.

Physics professor Enrique “Kiko” Galvez is using a once-speculative property of light to develop a new way to identify brain disease.

Join 56�Թ��� Russian and Eurasian Studies Director and Associate Professor of Geography Jessica Graybill as she discusses her research in Russia, and how climate change is impacting its coastal cities in this episode of 13.

Newly published research authored by 10 56�Թ��� students and led by Associate Professor of Biology Engda Hagos, reveals how a specific protein inhibits cancer growth at the cellular level, which could one day lead to new cancer treatments.