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Congratulations to the following faculty for receiving promotions and /or tenure for the 2019-2020 academic year.

How are devastating plant diseases spread? Is there a better way to predict HIV prevalence in a city? How can we detect toxic algae blooms before they occur? And which of the thousands of metal-organic frameworks can be used for storing and separating gases, like CO2 from industrial plants? Four faculty members received College of Science Research and Innovation Seed (SciRIS-II) awards this February to pursue answers to these questions over the course of the next year.

The Science Research and Innovation Seed awards were given to four multidisciplinary research teams working on cancer diagnostics and materials science.

The College of Science celebrated research and administrative excellence at its 2019 Fall Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony.

The Physics Department launched a fully online version of the Introductory Algebra-based Physics series.

Mathematics Professor Juan Restrepo has been elected a 2019 Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Physicist Bo Sun had a breakthrough discovery that remove bottlenecks to making more effective metastatic cancer treatments a reality with tremendous social impact.

Bo Sun, associate professor of physics, receives prestigious National Science Foundation Early CAREER Award of $740K.

The College of Science welcomes renowned astrophysicist Xavier Siemens as a new professor of physics.

Inspirational teachers and advisors honored at the Winter 2019 Teaching and Advising Awards in the College of Science.

Physicist Bo Sun received the College of Science’s Science Research and Innovation Seed award that supports transformative science research.

The College of Science launches Innovation Days, a series of workshops for faculty to spur innovation and entrepreneurship.