Attendees Cheer at Partial Solar Eclipse Event on October 23rd, 2014
People from all over northern Chicago joined Northwestern students, staff, and professors to persevere through an hour of cool, cloudy weather, waiting for October...
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CIERA Helps Host Boy Scouts and Families for “NU STEM & Sports” Event
Every year, Northwestern University’s Athletics group helps to organize an “NU STEM and Sports Event”, where Boy Scouts and their families come to campus...
CIERA’s 2014 Summer Student Researchers
For the summer of 2014, 31 summer stundents worked closely with researchers at CIERA. Five of these students were funded through an educational grant...
Graduate Student Inspires Students Through Art
CIERA graduate student Niharika Sravan volunteered at the City of Evanston’s Camp Kaleidoscope on July 18. She worked on a constellation project with a group...
CIERA’s Shane Larson Called In As Expert On “Cityhenge”
Research Associate Professor Shane Larson was quoted in USA Today’s July 7 article about “Cityhenge”, a phenomena where the sun lines up with the grid system of...
CIERA Research Students and Judges Featured at Northwestern University High School Project Showcase
On June 2, the Office of STEM Education Partnerships (OSEP) in partnership with the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Motorola Solutions Foundation, hosted the 7th Annual High School Project...
CIERA Research Students and Judges Featured at Northwestern University High School Project Showcase
On June 2, the Office of STEM Education Partnerships (OSEP) in partnership with the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Motorola Solutions Foundation, hosted the 7th Annual High School Project...
Nine Students Awarded Funding from Weinberg College and Illinois Space Grant
CIERA is pleased to host a group of talented student researchers this summer. Among these students, nine have been awarded funding from Weinberg College and NASA’s Illinois...
CIERA Graduate Students Morscher and Schwartz Meet with Over 100 2nd Grade Students
On May 28th CIERA graduate students Meagan Morscher and Joel Schwartz met with a group of over 100 2nd grade students from Rowe Elementary...
CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow Daryl Haggard Participates in a Role Model Panel at “Futures Unlimited” Event
On May 22, 2014, CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow Daryl Haggard participated in a Role Model Panel at the “Futures Unlimited” event, which took place at Oakton Community...
CIERA Director Vicky Kalogera Featured in Weinberg Magazine Article Encouraging Women in STEM Fields
CIERA Director Vicky Kalogera was featured in a Weinberg Magazine article entitled “Staying in Stem – Encouraging Women to Persist in Math and Science”. The article interviews female...
Postdoctoral Fellow Haggard talks with Representatives on Capitol Hill as part of HEAD Executive Committee
CIERA Postdoctoral Fellow Daryl Haggard, who is also serving on the Executive Committee of the High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) of the American Astronomical Society, joined fellow...