Night of Science!
CS Building LabsNOVA's semi-annual Night of Science is a community outreach event aimed at introducing children (K-12 and all interested!) to hands-on learning about a great diversity of subjects and showcasing the … Continue reading Night of Science!
The Periodic Table Day
CA 302 Auditorium (CA Building)This year marks 150th birthday of the Periodic Table, a major step toward creating a unified perspective on our understanding of the elemental nature of all matter. To commemorate this … Continue reading The Periodic Table Day
Discovering fly species and sharing biodiversity data
CA 302 Auditorium (CA Building)Torsten Dikow ABSTRACT Taxonomy has a long tradition of describing earth’s biodiversity. Taxonomic revisions contain crucial biodiversity data and in entomology such revisions may include treatments of a single to … Continue reading Discovering fly species and sharing biodiversity data
Family origins of Nobel laureates at STEM
CA 302 Auditorium (CA Building)Lynn Helena Caporale ABSTRACT
Worm tails, RNAs and the timing of puberty
CA 302 Auditorium (CA Building)Karin Kiontke ABSTRACT The timing of developmental events is critical. I am particularly interested in the events that happen at the transition from a juvenile to an adult animal, the … Continue reading Worm tails, RNAs and the timing of puberty
Motor Control and Movement Variability in Stroke Rehabilitation
CS 129Peter Jo ABSTRACT Neurological injuries such as stroke have a devastating impact on motor control. Walking is often impaired and many people have problems with mobility years after their injury. … Continue reading Motor Control and Movement Variability in Stroke Rehabilitation
Night of Science!
CS Building; Register at lobbyTo register for Night of Science and learn more about this open-to-all celebration of science, visit the Night Of Science page.
Da Vinci Festa !
An informal mini-symposium to celebrate life and work of the Renaissance genius by NOVA faculty and students. Come and celebrate with over talks, art, music, and food. Participants: Mihaela Chamberlin … Continue reading Da Vinci Festa !
Entropy: from Biology to Cosmology
CA 302 Auditorium (CA Building)Nick Gorkavyi ABSTRACT Rudolf Clausius introduced the concept of entropy in 1865 and formulated the second law of thermodynamics, which asserts the inevitability of entropy growth in closed systems. The … Continue reading Entropy: from Biology to Cosmology
A Lot of Space for Biology: Astrobiology, bioastronautics, and the emergence of space biology
CA 302 Auditorium (CA Building)Christopher Bradburne ABSTRACT The convergence of technologies across biology, autonomous systems, and space exploration is enabling the broad new field of 'space biology'. Technological investments in biology and health are … Continue reading A Lot of Space for Biology: Astrobiology, bioastronautics, and the emergence of space biology
The Elusive Eastern Newt: A Genetic Population Study
CA 302 Auditorium (CA Building)Deborah Shaffer ABSTRACT The eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens) is ubiquitous throughout eastern North America. Yet despite its commonness, gaps exist in our understanding of its population structure, primarily in … Continue reading The Elusive Eastern Newt: A Genetic Population Study
Shear thickening fluids: what’s going on in there?
CA 302 Auditorium (CA Building)Jeff Urbach ABSTRACT We usually describe the properties of materials by categorizing them as solid, liquids, or gases, but lots of stuff doesn’t fit neatly in into any one category. … Continue reading Shear thickening fluids: what’s going on in there?