Newsroom Stories

Richard Loomis and graduate student Dave Boucher work with a laser system.Understanding the mechanisms and physics of a chemical reaction at the most fundamental level could provide valuable insights for the field of chemistry.

Predicted by Einstein’s theory of general relativity, gravity waves are expected to reveal previously unattainable mysteries of the universe.

Marie Prange Oetting, one of the University’s most dedicated alumni volunteers, was presented with the Eliot Society’s highest honor.

Picturing our Past

Patrick Morris works some of the “end of the semester” tension out of senior Paola Rijos during the Stress Free Zone April 29.

“For many people who are significantly overweight, the problem is primarily behavioral,” says Denise Wilfley, associate professor of psychiatry.

International mathematicians will convene at the University May 30-June 1; the conference is co-sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

Blindspot Galleries is an “alternative” exhibition space: a white Ford minivan and dozens of small artworks.

Being honored May 16 will be William E. Cornelius, Dennis C. Dickerson Sr., Mark J. Ginsburg, Mark E. Mason and Susan Ekberg Stiritz.

They are Maxine Clark, William B. Neaves and John D. Weil; re-elected as trustee officers were John F. McDonnell, William H. Danforth and David W. Kemper.