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A Surprise Endowment Honors Dean Rankin
College & Campus

A Surprise Endowment Honors Dean Rankin

Dean Rankin speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Gates Computer Science Complex. In April 2010, the College of Natural Sciences Advisory Council gathered once again to honor one of their friends at the college’s annual Hall of Honor event. Only this year, they came bearing a big surprise for Dean Mary Ann Rankin. Unbekno...MaryAnnRankin
Grahams Boost Dark Energy Studies
Astronomy

Grahams Boost Dark Energy Studies

Gift from Bob and Annie Graham will help astronomers solve the mystery of dark energy.
Globetrotting: Sheldon Ekland-Olson
College & Campus

Globetrotting: Sheldon Ekland-Olson

Deep in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, Sheldon Ekland-Olson found himself eating a lunch of roasted lamb and drinking Moroccan mint tea while listening to the lilting strum of a local musician playing the Moroccan lute.
Life on the Outside: The Neuroscientist and the Sea
College & Campus

Life on the Outside: The Neuroscientist and the Sea

Dan Johnston is an avid fisherman every summer when he is not studying neurons and their role in learning and memory at the Marine Biological Lab in Woods Hole.
Office Hours: Tanya Paull
Molecular Biosciences

Office Hours: Tanya Paull

We sat down with Tanya Paull to learn more about her research and its relation to tumor development.

Cool Class: Physics for Smarties
College & Campus

Cool Class: Physics for Smarties

When Plan II Liberal Arts students reach their junior year, they each pass through what many perceive as a trial by fire: Plan II Physics. The class, taught by physics professor Austin Gleeson, has a reputation for scrambling students' brains and shaking the very foundation of everything they think they know. Throughout the semester, Gleeson and...Mylar Balloon
At Depth, the Hidden Cost of Oil?
Marine Science

At Depth, the Hidden Cost of Oil?

Marine scientist Tracy Villareal on the search for deep water oil plumes in the Gulf of Mexico.
College to Establish Partnerships in Elementary Science Education in Local School Districts
College & Campus

College to Establish Partnerships in Elementary Science Education in Local School Districts

How do we train future elementary teachers in science and simultaneously give them the tools they need to engage children in the exciting process of scientific discovery? That's the challenge being undertaken by the Hands-On-Science team in the College of Natural Sciences. The Hands-On-Science curriculum trains future elementary teachers in scienc...Hands on Science
Fueled by the Sun: Green Gold
Chemistry

Fueled by the Sun: Green Gold

Researchers across the college aim to harvest biofuels from plants and algae. Part 2 of the series, Fueled by the Sun.
UTeach is the Big Little Program that Could
College & Campus

UTeach is the Big Little Program that Could

Some compelling numbers coming from the UTeach Institute show how UTeach is beginning to make an impact nationally.