Cross-COS Colloquium: Plastics and their fate in the environment

The Ryan Gosling-led science fiction movie puts science at the center of the frame. Assistant Professor Jacqueline McCleary breaks down whether this space-faring adventure holds up under the microscope.

Why Obama and Steven Spielberg think aliens are real, explained by teaching professor Stefan Kautsch.

Assistant professor Alexandra Rodman emphasizes that Wellness Week encourages “social risk-taking” and connecting with others in person.

Entrepreneurship has shifted Tochi Chukmueweka’s approach to research design from focusing on individual components to thinking more holistically about how those components work together as a cohesive whole.

Matthew Uy’s co-op research helped develop faster methods to detect antimicrobial resistance in hospitals, leading to his first scientific publication.

Professor Alessandro Vespignani reveals new data on how Americans move and mingle post-COVID.

New research from Assistant Professor Emeka Okeke shows that neutrophils, the most abundant type of white blood cell, may play an important role in psychiatric diseases.

Professor Konstantin Khrapko explains why mitochondria are often hailed as the secret to keeping the ailments of Father Time at bay.

Professor Rebecca Shansky has discovered that chemical changes in the pregnant brain can soften subjects’ fear memories.