‘Mosh Pits’ in Star Clusters a Likely Source of LIGO’s First Black Holes
In a new study, CIERA astrophysics show their theoretical predictions last year were correct: The historic merger of two massive black holes detected Sept....
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Jian Cao Receives Manufacturing Medal
Northwestern Engineering’s Jian Cao has received the 2016 Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). The Taylor Medal is...
Graduate Students Participate in High School Research Project Showcase
On June 1st the Office of STEM Education Partnerships (OSEP) hosted the 9th Annual High School Project Showcase as part of Northwestern University’s Undergraduate...
CIERA’s Farhad Yusef-Zadeh Leads Discussion of Milky Way Core at Science Café
Nearly 70 people from the Northwestern and Evanston area communities showed up despite a terrific thunderstorm to the Firehouse Grill May 25 to talk...
CIERA Researchers Help Build a Far-Infrared Camera for SOFIA
An infrared camera called the High-resolution Airborne Wideband Camera-Plus (HAWC+) was installed on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, this spring. This is...
Graduate Student Makes Cosmic Music
During his undergraduate career at Northwestern, Kyle Kremer combined his love of the planets and music into a dual physics and trumpet degree. Now...
Solar System Symphony Melds Music with Astronomy
A Northwestern University graduate student is combining his love of music and astronomy to stage a solar system-inspired concert. Continue to full article on...
CIERA Director Vicky Kalogera Speaks at (En)Lightning Talks Chicago
Emceed by WBEZ’s Nerdette Podcast hosts Tricia Bobeda and Greta Johnson, five of Chicago’s Arts and Sciences experts got just five minutes to spark...
IDEAS Visits Capitol Hill: Attends Future STEM Leaders Conference
Earlier this month Lois Trautvetter and Michelle Paulsen attended the NRT Teams Annual Meeting 2016, and Future STEM Leaders Conference in Washington DC. The events, both co-sponsored...
Enthusiasm for Mercury Transit Despite Cloudy Skies
On May 9th, Dearborn Observatory welcomed visitors to view Mercury transiting the sun. Despite very cloudy conditions, over 40 people arrived throughout the morning....
See The Planets Of Our Solar System While Listening To ‘The Planets’
You may have heard (or at least heard of) ‘The Planets,’ a seven-part suite of music by Gustav Holst. If you haven’t, a new...
CIERA Demonstrates the Beauty of Art and Science at the First Annual STEM-CON
April 29th marked the first “STEM-CON” at the College of DuPage. The Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Convention kicked off with a bang, welcoming...