Second year graduate student Juliana Garcia-Mejia traveled to her hometown, Medellín, to participate of Clubes de Ciencia (translation: Science Clubs), Colombia. Clubes de Ciencia is a non-profit organization founded in 2014 by a group of graduate students and postdocs from Harvard’s MCB & CCB departments and medical school. 

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Avi Loeb essay, as dark energy accelerates the expansion of the universe, civilizations will likely migrate into rich clusters of galaxies

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Distinguished astrophysicist, renowned science writer and accomplished academic leader Ray Jayawardhana has been named the 22nd dean of Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences, Provost Michael Kotlikoff announced June 26. He earned a Ph.D. degree in astronomy from Harvard University and his co-advisors were ...

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"Atronomers are proposing a new model for the invisible material that makes up most of the universe: It is possible that a fraction of dark matter particles may have a tiny electrical charge."

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9 seniors receiving their Bachelor’s Degree this year from the Department of Astronomy. Congratulations!

• Bryan Brzycki, Astrophysics/Physics
• Sean Dillett, Astrophysics/Physics
• Richard Feder-Staehle, Astrophysics/Physics
• Danielle Frostig, Astrophysics/Physics
• Eden Girma,...

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At the annual Awards Ceremony for the Department of Astronomy Edo Berger presented Leo Goldberg prizes for excellence in a senior thesis to Danielle Frostig,graduating senior.

Edo Berger also presented the Leo Goldberg prize for excellence in a senior thesis to Eden Girma. Eden is also a recipient of a University Hoopes Prize for the project entitled “Astrometric Detection of Intermediate Mass Black Holes.”