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David Weintraub received the Klopsteg Memorial Lecture Award from the American Association of Physics Teachers

Posted on February 24, 2015 by victorf
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Kelly Holley-Bockelmann named one of the Chancellor Faculty Fellows

Posted on February 12, 2015 by victorf
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Journal Club – Spring 2015

Posted on January 11, 2015 by victorf

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New book by Prof. David Weintraub

Posted on September 7, 2014 by victorf

Congratulate Prof. David Weintraub on publishing his 3rd book! This one, titled “Religions and Extraterrestrial Life: How Will We Deal With It?” is a provocative subject that is treated with both scientific rigor and great sensitivity. The book is now … Continue reading →

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Journal Club – Fall 2014

Posted on August 23, 2014 by victorf

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Kelly Holley-Bockelmann and Andreas Berlind Received Tenure!

Posted on April 24, 2014 by victorf

Great News! Kelly Holley-Bockelmann and Andreas Berlind have both been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure. Congratulations to both of them!

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Fabienne Bastien Received Hubble Fellowship

Posted on April 20, 2014 by victorf

Fabienne Bastien was offered both Hubble fellowship and Sagan fellowship. She has accepted Hubble fellowship, and will continue her research in Pennsylvania State University. Congratulations to her!

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Kelly Holley-Bockelmann has been elected to serve as Vice-Chair of the AAS Division of Dynamical Astronomy

Posted on March 22, 2014 by victorf

Kelly Holley-Bockelmann has been elected to serve as Vice-Chair of the AAS Division of Dynamical Astronomy. Her three-year term will progress from Vice-Chair, to Chair, to Past Chair and will begin in April 2014.

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Kelly Holley-Bockelmann has been elected to serve on the AAS Council

Posted on March 22, 2014 by victorf

Kelly Holley-Bockelmann has been elected to serve on the AAS Council. Her term begins on July 1, 2014. Results of the 2014 AAS Election can be found at: https://aas.org/posts/news/2014/02/results-2014-aas-election

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Surprising new class of “hypervelocity stars” discovered escaping the galaxy

Posted on January 15, 2014 by victorf

See Vanderbilt News for details: http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2014/01/hypervelocity-stars/

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