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Glassman honored with Teaching Distinction Award

Glassman honored with Teaching Distinction Award

Physics professor Jack Glassman was named to a Teaching Distinction Award for 2013-2014 by the university. He said being enthusiastic and passionate about what you teach makes a difference for students. Photo courtesy of Glassman.
Physics professor Jack Glassman is a 2013-2014 recipient of the university’s Teaching Distinction Award.
Glassman said he is “very happy and honored” […]

Physics professor is a contributing author to Nature Communications article

Physics professor is a contributing author to Nature Communications article

Physics professor Mohammad Yousef, along with other scientists, researched bacterial melibiose permease (Melb) and learned about the behavior of this protein on bacterial surface.  Their findings were recently published in “Nature Communications,” a scientific journal.
Physics Professor Mohammad Yousef is contributing writer to "Nature Communications" scientific journal article. Photo courtesy of Mohammad Yousef.
The discovery about the […]

Mather shares discoveries of the universe as NASA’s lead scientist and a Nobel Prize recipient

Mather shares discoveries of the universe as NASA’s lead scientist and a Nobel Prize recipient

Nobel Laureate John Mather lectured to an audience of approximately 600 people on the universe last Thursday. Photo Credit: NASA/GSFC/Pat Izzo
Learning astronomy was appealing as a child, according to Nobel Laureate John Mather, because he could take a piece of cardboard and lens and build a telescope.

Today, Mather is the lead scientist for NASA’s new […]

Physics professors pioneer method to study untreatable strains of hepatitis C virus

Physics professors pioneer method to study untreatable strains of hepatitis C virus

Physics professors Mohammad Yousef and Edward Ackad
 
Physics professors Mohammad Yousef and Edward Ackad developed a method to predict the behavior of the Egyptian strain of hepatitis C virus, which has no known cure.
By studying the American genotype, they built a 3-D structural model that could lead to advances in medicine and, ultimately, a cure. Their […]

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