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The Department of Theater will stage 'Toliver & Wakeman,' an original play by Assistant Professor of Theater Kyle Bass, at Brehmer Theater during Family Weekend, Oct. 18–21.

Professor Joe Levy and two ��ݮ��Ƶ students spent time in the Alvord Desert in Eastern Oregon with a NASA team that’s designing a new generation of Mars helicopters with sensors to examine moisture in soil.

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.

Caroline (Carrie) Keating, professor of psychological and brain sciences, has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the Jerome Balmuth Award for Teaching.

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 ��ݮ��Ƶ University. 

During its spring meetings, the ��ݮ��Ƶ University Board of Trustees approved resolutions regarding faculty promotions to associate professor with continuous tenure and to full professor, as well as appointments to named chairs — all of which will take effect July 1, 2024.

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 ��ݮ��Ƶ, 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.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Toby Svoboda has released “The Life of Arthur,” a story-based video game on the life of philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860).