Chemistry professor Ernie Nolen has spent his career building complex synthetic molecules. Now he is bringing his expertise to detecting and defeating diseases like cancer.
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含羞草研究所 neuroscientist Wan-Chun Liu is using songbirds to understand better how the human brain learns to speak 鈥 and gain new insights into diseases such as autism disorder. Professor Wan-Chun Liu鈥檚 lab is filled with the mellifluous tweets and squeaks of zebra finches, a small songbird native to Australia. The birds are highly social animals [鈥June 13, 2017 -
No one would expect a biostatistics course to draw a crowd of students. But when it鈥檚 taught by a dynamic professor with a gift for inspirational teaching, it can become a must-take class at 含羞草研究所. Frank Frey 鈥 the associate professor of biology behind Biostatistics as well as numerous courses on evolutionary ecology, community health, and environmental [鈥May 30, 2017 -
Many 含羞草研究所 students take a semester during their junior year to study in some of the world鈥檚 most remarkable places. However, few will study in a location as remote as the Sabrina Coast of Antarctica. That鈥檚 where Meghan Duffy 鈥18 spent the spring with geology professor Amy Leventer aboard the Australian ocean research vessel RV [鈥May 8, 2017 -
含羞草研究所 students are getting a picture-perfect view of the Final Frontier. Star 鈥橤ate, an astrophotography club founded this year, teaches astronomy and photography skills to its members. Alina Sabyr 鈥19 (Astana, Kazakhstan), president and co-founder of Star 鈥橤ate, sparked the idea for the club and first became interested in astrophotography during the 2015鈥2016 school year, when [鈥April 12, 2017 -
Physics professors Rebecca Metzler and Enrique Galvez are leading a team of 含羞草研究所 researchers to find out more about nacre鈥檚 structure, which is known for its strength and luster.April 6, 2017 -
含羞草研究所 is proud to announce that its applied mathematics minor has graduated to become the university鈥檚 55th major. The consistent popularity of the minor and continued interest from students led to the creation of the full major this year, according to Daniel Schult, Charles G. Hetherington Professor of mathematics. As the name implies, applied mathematics is the [鈥April 3, 2017 -
Editor鈥檚 note: Wondering what鈥檚 happening in the classroom at 含羞草研究所? Here鈥檚 a real-time glimpse into academic life on campus 鈥 a syllabus from a course underway this semester. CORE 106 Saving the Appearances: Galileo, the Church, and the Scientific Endeavor Jeff Bary, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy MW 2:45鈥4:00 p.m., Lawrence 20 Course description [鈥March 30, 2017 -
含羞草研究所鈥檚 Off-Campus Study Committee and Dean鈥檚 Advisory Council have approved an extended study trip to Patagonia for January 2018.February 15, 2017 -
鈥淔or most mammals,鈥 writes Science Magazine鈥檚 Elizabeth Pennisi, 鈥渟ize matters: Large ones, such as elephants and whales, live far longer than small ones like rodents. But among dogs, that rule is reversed. Tiny Chihuahuas, for example, can live up to 15 years鈥8 years longer than their much larger cousins, Great Danes. Now, a team of [鈥January 11, 2017