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Tidal Disruption Events and What They Can Reveal About Black Holes and Stars in Distant Galaxies
Astrophysicists from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and the University of Leeds have collaborated with high school students in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ to confirm the accuracy of an analytical model that can unlock key information about supermassive black holes and the stars they engulf. At…
What Makes ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ a Premier Research Institution: An Interview With Duncan Brown, Vice President for Research (Podcast)
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has a reputation as a premier research institution, a destination university for faculty and students alike to pursue their ideas and creative activities on a campus that embraces and enhances that research culture. As vice president for research,…
Katherine McDonald Named Falk College Senior Associate Dean for Research and Administration
Katherine (Katie) McDonald, Ph.D., has been appointed senior associate dean for research and administration in the Falk College. As senior associate dean, McDonald is responsible for the oversight of research, administration and support for faculty; the supervision of the Falk…
International Team of Scholars Explores the Imperial Histories of India’s Most Visited Museum
From the pyramids in Egypt to India’s Taj Mahal, famous buildings and monuments have been constructed for thousands of years to honor leaders or prominent personages. When Great Britain’s Queen Victoria died in 1901, Lord Curzon, a British statesman and…
Students: Apply by Jan. 25 for Meeting of the Minds Conference
Each year, a group of five undergraduate students from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ joins students from the 14 other Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) institutions to showcase their research or creative work at the ACC Meeting of the Minds (MoM) conference. This year’s…
Orange Innovation Fund Spring 2024 Grant Applications Open
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Libraries is accepting spring 2024 applications for the Orange Innovation Fund grant through Friday, March 29. Interested applicants should plan to attend one of the information and proposal/grant writing workshops being held in early March. The Orange Innovation…
Public Health Chair David Larsen Receives Fulbright to Continue Research in Austria
When Falk College Department of Public Health Chair and Professor David Larsen was notified that he had received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to teach and continue his wastewater surveillance research at the Medical University of Innsbruck in Austria this…
Study Reveals Wastewater Surveillance Is Key Tool in Keeping Schools Open During Public Health Emergencies
Wastewater surveillance is a potent tool in understanding COVID-19 transmission within school settings, according to a groundbreaking study led by epidemiologist David Larsen, professor and chair of public health in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics. The research…
Deep-Energy Retrofits Research Yields Promising Cost Savings, Human Well-Being Outcomes
Modifying and upgrading building enclosures and mechanical systems in older, multi-family apartment buildings can achieve net-zero energy-use efficiencies and help inhabitants lower energy costs, breathe better air and live more comfortably—changes that have wide application for state and national climate-change…
Maxwell Professor Receives USDA Grant to Study Nutrition Assistance Programs
Colleen Heflin, associate dean, professor and chair of public administration and international affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to study the impact of remote waivers…