2022

Astronomy 191 Bell Labs Trip

Astronomy 191 Bell Labs Trip

August 16, 2022
Highlights included an actual CMB measurement through the original 20 foot horn using student-built equipment--first time we'd done that--and of course Bob's tour and lectures
Dance Your PhD

Astrophysics Student Wins International 'Dance Your PhD' Competition

February 25, 2022

Donning pointe shoes and a poufy pink tutu, Xiaohan Wu gracefully leaps across the marled dance floor. She stoops, collects an intricate hand fan and proceeds to twirl, delicately waving the fan back and forth as she spins.

But this is not a recital and Wu is no dance student. She's a graduate astronomy student who has created an interpretative dance explaining her research on the early universe — and she's clearly got chops.

On Thursday, Wu was named the winner of the physics...

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