CIERA’s REU Program Goes Virtual!
This summer, CIERA hosted 11 undergraduate students as a part of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. Adjusted for a remote experience, the...
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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...
Earthquake Detective Featured by sustainNU in Citizen Science Project Spotlight
As part of their Virtual Earth Month celebration, each week sustainNU will highlight two new research projects on biology, climate, history, nature, social sciences,...
Danat Issa Awarded Frontera Computational Science Fellowship
CIERA graduate student Danat Issa was awarded the Frontera Computational Science Fellowship, a distinguished program that provides a year-long opportunity for talented graduate students...
New Year, New CIERA Open House Event
CIERA kicked off the new year by welcoming over 100 people to an open house to learn more about the center while...
CIERA REU Students Present at 235th Meeting of the AAS
Students from CIERA’s summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program and the LSSTC Enabling Science program presented their research projects at the 235th American...
Jeremy Schnittman Presents Interdisciplinary Colloquium Inspired by ‘Interstellar’
Dr. Jeremy Schnittman, research astrophysicist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for 10 years, presented his talk Life on Miller’s Planet: The Habitability...
IDEAS Trainees Attend the Grace Hopper Celebration 2019
This past week the Grace Hopper Celebration 2019, the world’s largest gathering of women in technology, took place in Orlando. The Grace Hopper Celebration...
IDEAS & CIERA Host NSF Research Traineeship National Meeting
By: Lydia Rivers (@lydiuhrivers) Nearly 300 graduate students, faculty, and professionals (evaluators and staff) from more than 90 programs and 60 institutions attended the...
Observational Astronomers Gather for ‘Hot-wiring the Transient Universe VI’
An international group of over 90 experts and early-career researchers gathered August 19 – 22 for Hot-wiring the Transient Universe VI. Hosted by scientific...
Monica Gallegos Garcia Wins Ford Foundation Fellowship
By: Lydia Rivers (@lydiuhrivers) CIERA graduate student Monica Gallegos Garcia was awarded a fellowship within the distinguished Ford Foundation Fellowship Program, administered by...
Database Celebrates the Presence of African American Women in Physics
Fewer than 100 African American women have received PhDs in physics. African American Women in Physics (AAWIP) lists their names and provides resources for...