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STEM
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Alumnus Instrumental in LIGO’s Third Detection of Gravitational Waves
Thursday, June 1, 2017, By Rob Enslin
Alex Nitz G’15, who earned a Ph.D. in physics, helped detect the signal on Jan. 4, 2017, using a software package he began developing at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ.
STEM
Saulson Publishes Second Edition of Textbook on Gravitational Wave Detection Device
Monday, February 27, 2017, By Keith Kobland
When a team of scientists confirmed Einstein’s theory about the existence of gravitational waves, including the important work of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s own physicists, there was little doubt that it would be the kind of discovery documented in scholarly textbooks. Now…
Campus & Community
Tonight, for Valentine’s Day: Love and Dreams at Holden Observatory
Tuesday, February 14, 2017, By Sean Kirst
Holden Observatory, the second-oldest building on the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ campus, will open its doors at 9:30 p.m. today for a Valentine’s Day tour. If you’re lucky, if the gray clouds of February roll away for a few hours, you might…