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Charles Misner was interviewed by Christian Science Monitor about the accuracy of the science in the movie “Interstellar” and Misner’s 1973 textbook “Gravitation,” co-authored with Kip Thorne. “Science provides a stepping stone into a universe that it would be...

James Gates was quoted in the New York Times, November 24, in an article about the one-handed touchdown catch by Odell Beckham at the Giants vs. Dallas Cowboy game, November 23. “…It’s the gyroscopic effect. It means the ball will likely stay on the same line, and...

Xiangdong Ji was quoted in Science, November28, in an article on the extension of the China Jinping Underground Laboratory. “…We are interested in building the ultimate dark matter experiment: a 20-ton scale liquid xenon experiment.”

Ted Jacobson was quoted in Nature, October 12, in an article on creating a laboratory-scale imitation of a black hole emitting Hawking radiation.  Jacobson who, in 1999, suggested that analogue radiation could be seen in the laboratory says that “… the possibility of...

Sylvester James Gates honored as a Distinguished University Professor at October 7, 2014 Faculty and Staff Convocation.

Sylvester James Gates delivered the keynote “The Uncertainty of Disbelief” for the Chrysalis Institute’s series on Science and Spirituality: Living with Uncertainty, Science Museum of Virginia, September 26. 

Raman Sundrum is one of “The Nifty Fifty” scientists and engineers who will fan out across the Washington, DC area in the 2014-2015 school year to speak at various middle and high schools about their work and careers.