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Fairuz Ishraque ’22 has been named a UCAR Next Generation Fellow.

As part of the 2024 cohort of Summer Field School Fellows, Mary Thomas Powell ’26 and Charlie Tourbaf ’25 are conducting hands-on environmental research.

A new study featuring Professor of Earth and Environmental Geosciences Amy Leventer has revealed the presence of canyons off Antarctica that serve as pathways for relatively warm ocean waters to move toward the continent.

Sophie Karbstein ’26 and Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies Jessica Graybill are sharing a unique faculty-led research experience this summer.

Michael Fitzgerald, recently retired commissioner at the Madison County Department of Social Services (DSS), has been appointed to serve as Gretchen Hoadley Burke ’81 Endowed Chair in regional studies for the 2024–25 academic year. Fitzgerald brings a wealth of practitioner experience, a deep commitment to community, and a strong relationship with the Upstate Institute and �������ϲ�. 

Gwen Eichfeld ’25 has been named as a recipient of the Goldwater Scholarship. She was also recently chosen as a Harvard-Amgen Scholar.

A team of astrophysicists has found three bright objects that might be “dark stars.”

This week’s “Dark Skies in Appalachian Identity, Culture, and Sense of Place” symposium will bring writers, artists, musicians, filmmakers, scholars, and scientists to �������ϲ�, April 4–6, to explore the human connection to the dark night sky.

The Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute (Picker ISI) has announced this year's awards supporting interdisciplinary approaches in innovative research.

Kaitlin Maratea ’25 and Amelia Rastley ’25 recently became the first undergraduates to present at the Conference for the American Association of Teachers of French.