Physics News
7 July 2022Introducing the New Aquatic Science Minor
A new minor in aquatic science capitalizes on the campus’ long history of limnologic research and leverages the Colleges’ location on Seneca Lake.
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1 June 2022Atomic Physics with Prof. Allen
Associate Professor of Physics Ted Allen explains recent research on quantum mechanics.
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15 November 2021Masses in the Stellar Graveyard
More than 30 new black hole events are detailed in a new report from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA international scientific collaboration, which includes Associate Professor of Physics Steve Penn.
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30 September 2021Taking Flight to Columbia University
Through his award-winning research, physics major Dimosthenis Chrysochoou '22 is exploring how STEM subjects intersect with social and environmental awareness.
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27 April 2021New STEM Research Stipends for HWS Students
HWS research students are not laboratory assistants; they are co-investigators into our unknown world.
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16 October 2020Appleton '23 Completes Basic Training
How do you follow up a strong first semester at Hobart College? If you’re Jacob Appleton ’23, you take a semester off to complete basic training to enlist in the U.S. Army Reserves.
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16 October 2020Across the Galaxy with HWS Physics
During Homecoming and Family Weekend 2020, a virtual panel discussion explored some of the research that HWS faculty, staff and alums are undertaking to unravel the mysteries of space.
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