An unexpected climate solution
First-place winner of the Wilkes Center Student Innovation Prize, Nicholas Witham, designed a renewable electric generator that relies on natural fluctuations in the Earth’s temperature.
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Tim Hawkes named senior fellow of College of Science
In addition to advising college leadership, Hawkes will serve on the executive advisory board for the Wilkes Center.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Katya Podkovyroff Lewis
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The simple actions of pulling my hair back and putting on my lab coat made me feel like a professional scientist, a feeling I have been obsessed with ever since.
Read MoreLissy Coley elected to National Academy of Sciences
This year, Coley is the sole U faculty member to receive the honor and joins the 17 other U researchers who are currently members.
Read MoreOutstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor award recognizes impactful faculty
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The recipients were selected by their college leadership and peers for their dedicated service to mentorship.
Read MoreCelebrating our exceptional faculty
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Read about the achievements of exceptional faculty members in teaching, research, mentorship and service.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Sam Hendry
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I’m from Canmore, a small town in the Rocky Mountains in Alberta. And I grew up Nordic ski racing, which is a little bit less fun than normal skiing because you have to go up the hills before you go down. After graduating high school, I skied on the Canadian National Team for a year […]
Read MoreA living laboratory: The Earth & Environmental Science Major
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The new interdisciplinary degree enables students to study the interconnected nature of Earth systems.
Read MoreUS forests face an unclear future with climate change
The regions most at risk to lose forest carbon through fire, climate stress or insect damage are those regions where many forest carbon offset projects have been set up.
Read MoreThe week-end effect: How humans and wildlife coexist along a functional landscape
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Some mammals alter activity patterns to avoid human weekend activity.
Read MoreNew study questions decades-long understanding of gamma ray bursts
On Oct. 9, 2022, a pulse of intense gamma-ray radiation swept through our solar system. The new source turned out to be the brightest gamma-ray burst ever observed.
Read MoreClimate Hackathon yields ideas for managing urban heat
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Schools as heat shelters, portable cooling shelters, city data for a heat index—meet the teams who came up with the winning ideas at the 24-hour Climate Solutions Hackathon addressing urban heat.
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