WAUKESHA, Wis. – Understanding astronomy isn’t just about exploring the universe through a telescope. It’s understanding the laws of physics, challenging theories, and testing ideas with simulations.

The state-of-the-art data sonification system translates pixels of celestial objects into sounds, thereby composing melodious ...

Before enrolling at the University of Chicago in 2009, Olga Turanova and Jessica Lin had heard that graduate students in mathematics enjoy a special feeling of community here. "It certainly is true," ...

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CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This 75-minute teacher webinar focused on the ways in which the Maya have used the Sun to track time for thousands of years. Ancestral calendars ...

The center will make a nice connection between Stevenson and the community but also give students a program that many schools ...

Bates is welcoming a large group of new faculty this year. Seventeen tenured or tenure-track professors will join the college in the course of the 2025-2026 academic year. Bates News is introducing ...