Maura McLaughlin and Duncan Lorimer, professors of physics and astronomy, have discovered a new pair of pulsars and have followed up on characteristics of another new duo. Their research will bring insights into the understanding of the how many of these systems exist and the rate in which they merge in our galaxy.
Research
Sabena Thomas, a third-year PhD candidate in Social and Behavioral Sciences, recently served as co-author on a paper published in the journal, Preventive Medicine.
A pair of research teams have received close to $500,000 in funding from the Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health.
After a 50-year period of declining growth of the tree species prior to the Clean Air Act, a new study by Justin Mathias, a biology Ph.D. candidate, and Richard Thomas, chair and professor in the Department of Biology, found that declining air pollution alongside increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide and warmer spring temperatures have resulted in dramatic forest growth recovery.
This one-day workshop sponsored by the Research Office and University Libraries is intended to be a follow-up to the introductory workshops conducted through Software Carpentry.
Karen and Mike Carver, sociology and anthropology alumni and owners of Ninja Analytics, gave $25,000 to the Department of Sociology and Anthropology to support student research.