Science Matters

Peering inside a snowstorm Growing up in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York, he remembers always watching for snow.

As a mid-career scientist or engineer (at the associate professor rank or equivalent), you are familiar with the pressure to remain productive in the lab, yet also obligated to teaching, institutional…

Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) One of the most well-known and competitive awards comes through the CAREER program, which funds proposals from assistant professors (or equivalent…

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Despite their proximity to the ocean, the flooded caves of Tsimanampetsotse National Park in southwest Madagascar are filled with fresh, clear water.

As a particle physicist, Cristian Galbiati's research focuses on some very curious natural phenomena.

Paul Milgrom was awakened around 2 a.m. Oct. 12 by some audacious person knocking on his door. "Paul … you've won the Nobel Prize.

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We walk on soils, but often give little thought to what's right under our feet.