David PesciAsst. Prof. of Astronomy discusses interstellar clouds and how they affect the Sun and Earth
The Wesleyan Media Project's latest results shows effect of Citizens United Decision
The Economics Professor takes some climate change skeptics and their OpEd to task
Seth Redfield, assistant professor of astronomy, participated in NASA's press conference that will detail the most recent findings from its IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) mission on Jan. 31. According to NASA mission samples and examines "material from outside our solar system and the interstellar boundary region that surrounds our home in space." Redfield's research focuses on the interstellar boundary and interstellar dust clouds, known as local interstellar medium. NASA officials asked him to present at the press event as an independent researcher who is not directly involved in the mission. NASA's full release on the event can be found here.
The 2012 Ring Family Wesleyan University Israeli Film Festival begins Feb. 2
Asst. Prof. Laura Stark discusses recent cases of misconduct in scientific research
The Wesleyan Media Project has analyzed the data since the 2010 Supreme Court Citizens United decision.
Psychology Prof. John Seamon says our "clear" memories of seminal events may not be as clear as we think
The country has installed a new government since the 2010 quake, but little more says the Haitian expert
"Out of Sight: Imaginary Landscapes" premiers at the Forum Gallery in New York City
Two Wesleyan faculty featured as Animal Studies gains traction at universities nationwide
Three faculty members from Earth and Environmental Sciences, as well as two graduate students and two undergraduate students, presented their research at the annual conference of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in San Francisco, Calif., Dec. 5-7. The conference drew more than 20,000 scientists and policy makers from around the world. Associate Professors Suzanne O’Connell and Dana Royer, Assistant Professor Phillip Resor, and Austin Reed MA-candidate, Rosemary Ostfeld BA ‘10/MA ‘12, and Julia Mulhern ’12 all attended. In addition, a poster by Katherine Shervais ’13, was also presented. “Our research in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences is so…