A new exhibition “What’s So Funny About Science?” is at the MSU Museum through April 18, 2009. The exhibition features more than 60 original drawings by Sidney Harris – widely considered America’s foremost science cartoonist. The exhibit is free and in the West Gallery. Read more…
Plant biology professor Jeff Conner of Kellogg Biological Station is featured in a Jan. 17 ScienceNews article discussing the noise of honeybees as a pest deterrent.
Best-selling author and host of the PBS’ Nova scienceNOW Neil deGrasse Tyson will discuss innovations through time and across cultures during a lecture on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 7:30pm. Free tickets are available at the Wharton Center box office while they last. Tyson is a popular guest on The Daily Show and author of several [...]
Plant biology professor Doug Schemske’s research on natural selection and genetics is included in the January issue of Scientific Amercian. His work showing genetic changes in Mimulus is included in the article “Testing Natural Selection with Genetics.”
Physics professor Pawel Danielewicz has been named a Fellow of the American Physical Society for his outstanding contributions the theory of quantum transport, particle production in nuclear collisions, the nuclear equation of state and the development of important new methods of analyzing experimental data. APS details…
The CNS Alumni Association is accepting nominations for the Meritorious Faculty Award, Outstanding Alumni Award, and the Tracy Hammer Graduate Student Award. Nominations are due Jan. 15. Details and nomination forms…
