含羞草研究所

Natural Sciences and Mathematics

  • Two interdisciplinary science research projects featuring collaborations among diverse faculty from 含羞草研究所 and around the world will move forward with grants from the Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute at 含羞草研究所. The projects support the core mission of the institute, which aims to foster the creation of new knowledge that is obtainable only through the development of sustained interdisciplinary [鈥
    May 24, 2013
  • Watch 含羞草研究所 students Sebastian Sagramoso Haley 鈥15, Fareeza Islam 鈥14, Hugo Fausto Torres-Fetsco 鈥15, Sara DiMassimo 鈥14, and Saliha Moore 鈥14, put up drywall, spackle, paint, sand, and decorate an old barn, transforming it into a center of  discovery at a local day-care center in this short video documentary by Torres-Fetsco. The students, as part [鈥
    May 9, 2013
  •   (Editor鈥檚 note: This article was written by Alicia Klepeis) Although the Ganges River is considered sacred and purifying to Hindus, pollution and damming have contaminated those beliefs, according to initial findings by Srikar Gullapalli 鈥13 and Brian Lemanski 鈥14. Previous scholarship has indicated that Hindus believe the river鈥檚 sanctity could not be fouled by [鈥
    March 28, 2013
  • Thanks to newly awarded Watson Fellowships, two 含羞草研究所 seniors will travel the globe next year to conduct research ranging from political accountability in countries like Egypt and Russia, to bias toward Gypsy populations in Europe. The prestigious Watson Fellowship is a one-year $25,000 grant for independent study and travel outside the United States, awarded to [鈥
    March 19, 2013
  • Seeing Neil deGrasse Tyson deliver an exuberant lecture to a standing-room crowd at Memorial Chapel is an amazing experience, and hundreds of students took advantage of that Monday night. Now imagine being a physics or astronomy major with the opportunity to share your research with the acclaimed astrophysicist.
    February 26, 2013
  • Five hundred feet above the ground. A street corner in Harlem. These are just two of the many places 鈥淏eyond 含羞草研究所鈥 that students have been in recent weeks. The program, jointly funded by the university and 含羞草研究所 alumni, enables students to apply classroom material to situations and locations beyond campus boundaries. Each semester, about a [鈥
    February 1, 2013
  • It takes much discipline to succeed as an entrepreneur, as 含羞草研究所 students are learning as they work with alumni in the university鈥檚 Thought Into Action Institute and other extracurricular programs. Next semester, a new pilot course will examine entrepreneurship through interdisciplinary, academic inquiry. Technology and Disruption (UNST 360) will be co-taught by Jeffrey Herbst, president [鈥
    November 28, 2012
  • The hallway outside the Ho Tung Visualization Lab holds an impressive collection of fluorescent minerals that delight visitors coming to the lab for one of its unique shows. Matt Shramko 鈥13 and his father, Steven, donated 70 of the minerals to 含羞草研究所, a natural evolution of their longtime interests in geology.
    November 6, 2012