News: College of Sciences

planet illustration
Campus News |

Passing the baton in the search for distant planets.

Portrait Megan Hullinger
People |

This new member of the College of Sciences team sings — both the praises of 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ and just for fun.

Sophia Quinton
People |

Undergraduate Honors College student Sophia Quinton has overcome personal adversity to win prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.

Portrait Zhaohuan Zhu
People |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ scientist searches for new information and for ways to explain a complex subject to the everyday folk.

signage that says "research"
Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ research administrators on creating an environment to connect faculty from different disciplines.

Fruit flies in a plexiglass container.
Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ biologist finds nearly 400 genes potentially associated with obesity and other health problems in fruit flies.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ geoscientist Eugene Smith
Research |

How a vacation in South Africa, a one-of-its-kind 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ lab, and pieces of volcanic glass smaller than a grain of salt changed a long-held view of human history.

rough diamond crystal
Research |

Scientific analysis of diamond impurities - known as inclusions - reveal naturally forming ice crystals and point to water-rich regions deep below the Earth's crust.

Trees on main campus
Business and Community |

Tips for avoiding the spores that make you sneeze and snore from 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's Pollen Monitoring Program.

Libby Hausrath and student Seth Grainey working by microscope in lab.
Campus News |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ research could help assess landing locations and excavation sites for NASA’s 2020 rover mission to Mars.

Beth Wi waves to robot Pepper
Campus News |

Grad students present their best work at annual Inspiration, Innovation, Impact showcase on Feb. 2.

total lunar eclipse
Research |

Super, blue, and eclipsed: Come Jan. 31, it's three moons in one.