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Research and Science

Healthy Communities Research Institute provides the opportunity for faculty and students to do meaningful research together

The Healthy Communities Research Institute conducts interdisciplinary basic and applied research that will lead to the discovery of practices that “enable people to thrive free of preventable diseases and injury.â€

The Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors was held on April 5.

More than 300 student presenters displayed their research and creativity on Friday, April 5, at the Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors.

Carla Goar, Ph.D., is a sociology professor and director of Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Anti-Racism and Equity Institute

Carla Goar is director of the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, which was established in the spring of 2021 and is one of many programs that the university has instituted to challenge racial inequality and advance equity for all

Dr. Lavrentovich, professor of Physics at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, and collaborators publish an article in Science.

Chiral ground states of ferroelectric liquid crystals

Dr. Lavrentovich, professor of Physics at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, and collaborators publish an article in Science.

Particle detector

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Department of Physics is proud to welcome our newest faculty member, Dr. Zhangbu Xu.

Hannah Petrosky, a member of the Scientistas, is training to take pictures of the eclipse with grant funded equipment.

Scientistas Foundation members are helping the Research Center for Educational Technology host a pre-eclipse event for the community on April 3 and learning how to operate a grant-funded camera and telescope.

Team Rubble Busters won a first-place award at the 2023 SkyHack.

Rubble Busters' innovative autonomous search and report features won a first-place award in SkyHack 2023.   

Doctoral student Pratyusha Ghanta won third place in the fall 2023 Three Minute Thesis competition

Pratyusha Ghanta’s presentation "Stopping Lung Cancer in its Tracks" earned her third place in Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s fall 2023 Three Minute Thesis competition. 

A record number of students participated in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience during summer 2023.

Twenty-three students won first place in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience competition with a three-minute presentation and a slide.