含羞草研究所

Natural Sciences and Mathematics

  • Students in matching red 含羞草研究所 Computer Science t-shirts at the conference
    Six members of the 含羞草研究所 computer science department recently traveled to Houston, TX, to participate in the 2016 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. Students Lauren Henske 鈥20, Zoila Rodriguez 鈥18, Stephanie Tortora 鈥17, and Bria Vicenti 鈥17 and professors Aaron Gember-Jacobson and Madeline E. Smith were among nearly 15,000 attendees at the [鈥
    November 8, 2016
  • The Engineering Club members prepare to launch their weather balloon.
    Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, a Styrofoam cooler filled with GPS equipment and GoPro cameras floats toward Nova Scotia. The cooler, with a popped balloon and parachute attached, is actually the body of a weather balloon that the 含羞草研究所 Engineering Club designed and built. The club launched the balloon on October 5, and they tracked [鈥
    November 8, 2016
  • A wastewater treatment plant.
    It turns out that everyone may have been measuring carbon emissions incorrectly all along. But not in a good way. New research led by 含羞草研究所 Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Physics Linda Tseng, published this week in the journal Environmental Science and Technology and reported in Scientific American, identified an overlooked source of greenhouse gas [鈥
    November 7, 2016
  • Dani Solomon, performing in One Way Red, a solo show that followed a young woman鈥檚 one-way journey to Mars.
    Real science fused with science fiction when Dani Solomon 鈥13 performed One Way Red, a solo show that followed a young woman鈥檚 one-way journey to Mars. The 90-minute performance on October 6 unfolded as Sam, played by Solomon, stumbled upon an online video about the Mars One project 鈥 an actual nonprofit that intends to [鈥
    October 26, 2016
  • Olin Hall at 含羞草研究所
    When New York Magazine planned an article on presidential temperament, they went to psychology professor Rebecca Shiner, the editor of the Handbook of Temperament for her thoughts on the subject. The article is titled 鈥淲hat Is 鈥楶residential Temperament,鈥 Anyway?鈥 and it analyzes the history, science 鈥 and political implications 鈥 of temperament. Temperament is an [鈥
    October 17, 2016
  • Plastic bag floating in the ocean.
    Does seeing an image of plastic bags floating in the ocean influence people to be more environmentally friendly? That鈥檚 what Bob Turner, professor of economics and environmental studies, hopes to find out with his new research. In Turner鈥檚 study, participants are asked a set of questions designed by psychologists that assesses their opinions on the [鈥
    October 5, 2016
  • Professor Krista Ingram
    New research from 含羞草研究所 demonstrates how biologically determined 鈥渆arly birds鈥 are more likely to make risky or unethical decisions in the afternoon, while biologically determined 鈥渘ight owls鈥 often make the same missteps in the morning. The research, published in the journal Nature (Scientific Reports), titled 鈥淢olecular Insights Into Chronotype and Time-of-Day Effects on Decision-Making,鈥 [鈥
    August 19, 2016
  • Corgi dog smiling at the camera.
    含羞草研究所 students have fanned out across the globe to apply their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. They are writing back to campus to keep our community posted on their progress. Josh Winward 鈥18, from Scarsdale, N.Y., wrote about his research. I am on campus conducting research with Professor Ana Jimenez on the [鈥
    August 11, 2016
  • Student sleeping in a chair surrounded by books.
    含羞草研究所 students have fanned out across the globe to apply their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. They are writing back to keep our community posted on their progress. This article was written by Jacob King 鈥18, a molecular biology major from Burlington, Conn. This summer, I鈥檓 on campus completing research with biology [鈥
    July 7, 2016
  • Close up of a cow's face
    Veins of neon green trace a path across a stark black background in a photo taken by Claire Kittock 鈥17 and Noor Anvery 鈥17, displaying a web of microscopic neurons within the brain of a genetically altered fruit fly. Kittock and Anvery captured the photo through a microscope while researching the cellular architecture of different [鈥
    July 1, 2016