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Senator meets geologists on climate change

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., met with members of the Department of Geological Sciences Friday, May 11 to discuss the importance of informing federal policymakers about climate change and to learn about steps Brown is taking in climate science. Full story

Brain patterns of passion revealed

Love may be in the air, but it is also in your brainwaves. Full story

New nanoparticle research no small task

University researchers, together with scientists from Northwestern University and the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, have employed a novel method to coat substances with graphene oxide. Full story

Science-inspired art displayed with research

Twelve students displayed artwork celebrating the human form, insects, space and other scientific subjects in an exhibit entitled “The Art of Biology” Wednesday in Andrews Dining Hall. Full story

Study shows efficiency of bat flight

By folding wings toward their bodies on the upstroke, bats use 35 percent less energy and reduce aerodynamic drag, compensating for heavy muscular wings. Full story

Speaker links cognitive science and religion

Science can explain why humans believe in God, but that explanation does not discredit God’s existence, Justin Barrett, professor of psychology at the Fuller Theological Seminary, told an audience of about 250 at the University’s third annual Veritas Forum in Salomon 101 Wednesday night. Full story

Protein’s location connected to cancer cell survival

What do real estate and the cancerous protein surviving have in common? The answer, according to a recent study by University researchers, is location, location, location. Full story