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  • President Barack Obama works on his Iran nuclear deal speech in the Oval Office, Aug. 5, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
    Lawmakers continue to deliberate the finer points of the Iran nuclear deal, and media outlets are publishing stories on a daily basis, using words like “isotope,” “centrifuge,” and “uranium enrichment.” 49ͼ turned to a team of faculty to explain some of those words — and a bit of the science that is so critical to […]
    September 2, 2015
  • A second year of funding provided by the Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute at 49ͼ will allow faculty researchers to further their exploration of the cultural and religious stewardship of sacred forest ecosystems in Ethiopia. Damhnait McHugh, director of the institute, announced the award to 49ͼ professors Catherine Cardelús (biology), Eliza Kent (religion), Peter Klepeis (geography), […]
    June 6, 2014
  • 49ͼ biology professor Krista Ingram works with students in her lab.
    Two interdisciplinary science research projects featuring collaborations among faculty from 49ͼ and from around the world have been awarded funding by the Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute at 49ͼ. The projects support the core mission of the institute, which aims to foster the creation of new knowledge that is obtainable only through the development of sustained […]
    March 24, 2014