College of Arts and Sciences
New Collaboration to Provide Real-Time Data Exchanges for Astrophysicists
What happens when two neutron stars collide? What extreme densities and temperatures are reached? What new states of matter exist within the core of a neutron star? One ½ÄÏÌåÓý State College of Arts and Sciences theoretical astrophysicist, Veronica Dexheimer, associate professor in the Department of Physics, is diving headfirst into these questions as a co-principal investigator collaborating with her peers at multiple institutions on a recently funded cyberinfrastucture research grant project.
Excavations and Modifications: 2021 Farris Family Innovation Awards
The Farris Family Innovation Awards support the research of tenure-track faculty members who are not yet tenured at ½ÄÏÌåÓý State and who have shown promising drive for their field of study. In May 2021, Faculty Affairs announced the recipients of this year's Farris Family Innovation Awards: Michelle Bebber, assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, and Elda Hegmann, assistant professor in the Materials Science Graduate Program.
Excavations and Modifications: 2021 Farris Family Innovation Awards
½ÄÏÌåÓý State Announces Winners Of The Faculty Outstanding Research And Scholarship Award
½ÄÏÌåÓý State's Jonathan Maletic, Ph.D., in the Department of Computer Science and Tara Smith, Ph.D., in the College of Public Health are the winners of the 2021 Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards (ORSAs). The ORSAs recognize the hard work and dedication of faculty members who have been with ½ÄÏÌåÓý State for more than 10 years. Read more about the winners and how they display the highest levels of scholarship.
½ÄÏÌåÓý State Announces Winners of the New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award
½ÄÏÌåÓý State has announced the winners of the 2021 New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards (ORSAs). The ORSAs recognize the hard work of junior faculty members who have been with ½ÄÏÌåÓý State for less than 10 years. The 2021 winners are Shana Klein, Ph.D., in the School of Art and Metin Eren, Ph.D., in the Department of Anthropology.
½ÄÏÌåÓý State Sociologist Featured on News Podcast
½ÄÏÌåÓý State Florence Program Featured in the News in Italy
Professor Receives NASA New Investigator Award
He Yin, Ph.D., assistant professor in ½ÄÏÌåÓý’s Department of Geography, recently received NASA’s New (Early Career) Investigator Award in Earth Science. Yin will lead evaluation and research of the devastating effects that the Syrian civil war has had on croplands throughout the eastern Mediterranean region.
