Learning how (and how not) to learn
Psychology researchers have written a book outlining a science-backed approach to learning, complete with practical tips on how to study effectively.
Author Archives: Anne Manning
Recyclable plastic innovation named ‘Research of the Year 2018’
Eugene Chen’s lab develops new materials and methods for waste-free, sustainable polymers.
The full story on climate change requires the long view
A new study shows what nine different world regions have contributed to climate change since 1900, and what will happen moving forward.
An understudied form of child abuse and intimate terrorism: parental alienation
Researchers are urging psychological, legal and child custodial disciplines to recognize parental alienation as family violence.
Dean Jan Nerger takes helm as Council of College of Arts and Sciences board president
Active in the organization for 15 years, Nerger was elected to its board of directors in 2014.
Chemists arm drug hunters with latest tool for new drug discovery
The reaction uses phosphorus to stitch together molecular rings called pyridines.
‘They’re working beautifully’: Photon detectors built at CSU see first light
ProtoDUNE is the critical testing and validation precursor to DUNE, which is scheduled to start taking neutrino data in approximately 2026. CSU researchers are working on the first of two ProtoDUNE cryostats.
The big, small world of microbes at Thornton-Massa Lecture, Oct. 28
The free, public lecture, by University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Jo Handelsman, will take place at 3:30 p.m. in the LSC Theatre.
Writing with light
A sophisticated new tool that can make extremely small objects – too small to see with the eye alone – will mean big things for science across campus.
Simulation software with humble beginnings receives $1.7 million from NSF
Professor Wolfgang Bangerth’s software has a worldwide community of users and is now on version 9.0.