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Steinmetz Symposium a rite of spring for 35 years

Friday, May 9

Student presenting research, pointing to a poster at the Steinmetz Research Symposium Poster Day.

Professor Heather Watson part of team awarded NASA grant to study liquids in ocean worlds

An artist's concept of NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft. (Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Prize Day honors students for achievement in academics, leadership and community service

Ebyan Abshir ’24 and Anton Tatus ’24 captured the top two awards at Prize Day Saturday afternoon in Memorial Chapel. More than 100 awards were presented to honor students for achievement in academics, leadership and community service.

Steinmetz Symposium a day to celebrate scholarly and artistic endeavors

Mathematics major Emily Vasquez ’24 started preparing for her presentation weeks ago. She didn’t know quite what to expect. She had never given a public presentation related to math. Also, the topic, “Finding the Relationship Between Triangles and the Pythagorean Theorem using Calculus,” could be challenging for those who would rather forget the fundamental principle of geometry taught in high school: a² + b² = c².

Steinmetz Symposium spotlights scholarship, research and the arts

May 10 - 11

In the Wold Atrium Students review posters describing their research projects

For the Record - Week of Apr. 5, 2024

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Out of this world: Astronomy students enjoy a universe of research opportunities

A student and astronomy professor consider some documents

Templeton Institute to host faculty panel on “Oppenheimer” and special screening of film

Thursday, Feb. 15, at 12:55 p.m. in O’Brien 117

A multidisciplinary faculty panel will explore the award-winning blockbuster, “Oppenheimer” Thursday, Feb. 15, at 12:55 p.m. in O’Brien 117.

For the Record - Week of Sept. 8, 2023

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Astronomy summer research far-reaching

Professor Francis Wilkin discusses the interpretation of an exoplanet light curve with Niha Das '26, left, Will Grimwood '24 and Dimitris Vasileios Zora '26, right.