Launching SCOPE, a Free Online Science Communication Program
Free and open to any graduate student, SCOPE is an NSF-funded online science communication program designed for graduate students without access to in person...
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Black Lives Matter
In the strongest possible terms, we condemn systemic and institutionalized racism, violence against the Black community, and police brutality. We are actively working to...
Vicky Kalogera Featured in Crain’s 2020 Notable Women in STEM
Vicky Kalogera is one of six women leaders from Northwestern University in the field of science, technology, engineering and math to be included in...
CIERA Ranks #1 for National Postdoctoral Fellowships
Three CIERA Postdocs Win NSF Fellowships for Scientific & Educational Programs CIERA postdoctoral researchers Kyle Kremer, Patrick Sheehan, and Sarah Wellons have each won...
Remote Learning Resources Available on New Reach for the Stars Website
Over the course of last summer, the Reach for the Stars program teamed up with educators across the country to revise hundreds of lesson...
CIERA to Host National REU Leaders
The National Science Foundation has awarded a new 3-year grant to Research Assistant Professor Aaron Geller, who has directed CIERA’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)...
Astrophysicists Capture New Class of Transient Objects
Artist’s illustration comparing FBOTs to normal supernovae and gamma-ray bursts. Credit: Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF ‘A new beast is out there,’ researcher says of object...
Using Gravitational Waves to Approximate Pi
Image Credit: Igor Sokalski Getty Images At least 3,700 years ago, Babylonian mathematicians approximated the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. They...
NASA Einstein Postdoc Kate Alexander Named to Crain’s “20 in Their Twenties”
CIERA researcher Kate Alexander is featured in Crain’s “20 in Their Twenties” for 2020. She earned a doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics at Harvard...
Undergraduate Andrew Bowen Receives AAS Chambliss Award
Northwestern University undergraduate Andrew Bowen was awarded a 2020 Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award for his poster presentation at the 235th American Astronomical Society...
Tom Imperato ‘22P, Devoted CIERA Board of Visitors Member, Dies at 73
Tom Imperato ‘22P passed away on April 9, 2020, following a valiant battle with cancer. He was 73 years old. Tom was among the...
NASA Hubble Fellowship Awarded to Michael Zevin
CIERA doctoral student Michael Zevin was awarded the esteemed 2020 NASA Hubble Fellowship, and will begin working as a postdoctoral researcher at the Kavli...