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Bates is welcoming a large group of new faculty this year. Seventeen tenured or tenure-track professors will join the college ...

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," ...

Astrophysics explores solar and space sciences, planetary systems, stellar and galactic astronomy, and cosmology. Students receive training in astronomy, mathematics, physics and computational and ...

Most of us have a general idea as to why today is Feb. 29 instead of March 1, but until this morning, I, at least, had not been well steeped in the nitty-gritty details (or had forgotten them from ...

The BA in astrophysical and planetary sciences provides students with a unified view of solar and space sciences, planetary systems (our solar system and others), stellar and galactic astronomy, and ...

When it comes to math, there are three kinds of people: those who hate it, those who love it, and those who don’t understand it. Most of us fit in the last group. That’s odd, because professional ...

A gravitational lens can do more than reveal details of the distant universe. In an unexpected collision of astrophysics and algebra, it seems that this cosmic mirage can also be used to peer into the ...

Maria Mitchell, born in 1818, received an education in astronomy, mathematics, and navigation, fostered by her Quaker upbringing and her father's tutelage. Following a period as a teacher, she served ...