Humans of the U: Marcus Tanner
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“Geology is a superpower. You get to see the world in a way that very few people get to, and it’s a pleasure without measure. I love to do it.”
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Excellence in action: Faculty leaders, researchers and educators
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Read about the achievements of exceptional faculty members in teaching, research, mentorship and service.
Read MoreAn immortalized smile at chemistry
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Family, mentees, colleagues and faith leaders honored chemist Henry Eyring during the unveiling a new statue of the pioneering scientist, located in his namesake chemistry building on the U campus.
Read MoreDESI results strengthen hints that dark energy may evolve
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The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument found that dark energy may be weakening over time—and the standard model of how the universe works may need an update.
Read MorePearl Sandick named Interim Dean of the College of Science
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Associate Dean Pearl Sandick will begin working in this new role on March 15, 2025
Read MoreStephen Chu’s random walk in science
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Nobel laureate and former Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu enraptured the Frontiers of Science audience with stories of his life, including the Deepwater Horizon crisis.
Read More‘Vast discovery’ of black holes in dwarf galaxies
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New U-led research from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument reveals 300 new intermediate-mass black holes and 2,500 dwarf galaxies with active black holes, tripling the existing census for both.
Read MoreU, Cote-d’Azur students tackle climate-water solutions
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Two future hosts of the Winter Olympic Games, the U and Université Côte d’Azur, join forces to tackle water-climate solutions at the Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy 2025 Hackathon.
Read MoreNational Donor Day: A student’s transplant journey
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For National Donor Day on Feb. 14, a biology student shares how receiving her first liver transplant as a teenager ignited a passion for medical research and patient advocacy.
Read More‘Brand new physics’ for next generation spintronics
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Physicists discover a unique quantum behavior that offers a new way to manipulate electron-spin and magnetization to push forward cutting-edge spintronic technologies, like neuromorphic computing.
Read MoreWoodrats use ‘quantity over quality’ as a detox plan
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U biologists discover surprising answers for how the tiny rodent quickly evolved tolerance to a poisonous diet of creosote bushes.
Read MorePlan to share services meets strategic goals
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Shared service models focus on ensuring equitable and efficient work across colleges with different resources and staffing numbers.
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