May 25, 2014
Five Graduates Receive Fulbright Awards
Joel Vargas ’14 wants to be a “filmmaker of conscience” who entertains his audience in an ethical and meaningful way. He has a great opportunity…
Physics
Apr 21, 2014
21 Students Present at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Twenty-one students presented their findings at the 28th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) April 3-5 at University of Kentucky-Lexington…
Feb 25, 2014
Memorial Resolution for Winfield Keck
At its Dec. 3, 2013, meeting, the faculty adopted the following memorial resolution for Winfield Keck, Marshall R. Metzgar Professor Emeritus of Physics…
Sep 20, 2013
Cancer Research is Personal for Kyle Tucker ’14
For Kyle Tucker ’14 (Los Angeles, Calif.), cancer research allows him to explore multiple fields of science, but it also touches him on a personal level…
Aug 16, 2013
Physicist Silas Beane ’88 Researches Simulated Reality
By Matt Sinclair ’90 What if the world we live in is simulated reality, and just what does that mean? That is one of various questions on the mind of Silas…
Jul 12, 2013
Medical Innovator Meir Silver ’77 Bridges Science and Faith
By Dan Edelen On the bustling walkways of New York City, Meir “Michael” Silver ’77 encountered street preachers as a high school student. In questioning…
May 22, 2013
Retiring Faculty Elected to Emeritus Status
Retiring faculty members Thomas H. Bruggink, professor of economics; James E. Lennertz, associate professor of government and law; Anthony D. Novaco, Marshall…
Apr 15, 2013
Hannah Weaver ’14 Awarded Goldwater Scholarship
By Shehtaz Huq ’14 Physics major Hannah Weaver ’14 (Whitefish, Mont.) has earned distinction as a recipient of a Goldwater Scholarship. Awarded for academic…
Nov 30, 2012
Student-Faculty Team Researches Effects of Gravitational Waves on Pulsars
David Nice, associate professor of physics, and a team of students are bringing the role of gravitational waves—ripples in space-time generated by very…
May 15, 2012
Jaclyn Avidon ’12 Presents Research at International Planetary Science Conference
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Jaclyn Avidon ’12 (New York, N.Y.) has interned with NASA, done EXCEL Scholars research on the surface temperature of Jupiter’s…