What one of our students was working on this past summer - fast radio bursts

 Here is a short review article about a topic one of our seniors helped work on this past summer in the CIERA astrophysics summer program - fast radio bursts. These are star events that are not well-understood, and astronomers are trying to find characteristics of the environments and sources for these energetic bursts. We found this on a good site, phys.org. 

College admissions diversity quotas - students for them...but not for football

 This is an interesting video where some students at the U. of Florida are asked if they support diversity quotas in college admissions. Here what they say for general admissions, and what happens when it is asked if the same thing should apply to the football team. 

Use of AI in Cancer Research

 There are a few articles linked here that get into the use of artificial intelligence in cancer research. AI is revolutionizing many areas of study in all fields of STEM, and of course will only get better and more effective as these technologies continue to advance. 

Wave functions - A good introductory video

 This is one of the better videos I've seen trying to get basic concepts about 'wave functions' across in as clear a way as possible. In your chemistry classes, this term comes up, but you don't ever really go into much detail about what the term means or suggests - it is a really difficult, abstract critter that is necessary to understand how the quantum world behaves! Good luck!