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Turning Opportunity into Gold(water)
Goldwater Scholar Rebecca LaVerne Winzer uses her research to provide a foundation for future physics success.
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On Top of the World
Climate Change
Geography professor Von P. Walden and his team study the atmosphere over the Greenland Ice Sheet.
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Visualizing a Vast World
Biology professor Luke Harmon helps develop website that brings the tree of life to life
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COS students and faculty honored with the Alumni Association’s Award for Excellence
Five College of Science students and two faculty members were selected in December to receive the UI Alumni Association’s Award for Excellence. Some comments from some of this year’s award winners about their experience at UI
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Farewell and Welcome from the Advisory Board
The Advisory Board bids farewell to six members and welcomes two new members. The Advisory Board advises and supports the College of Science with student recruitment, job placements, curricular matters, and outreach.
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Kali Turner’s hands-on experience prepares her for a future studying disease
Turner graduates this winter with a degree in biological sciences, but she will stay in Idaho for a semester to complete her research before heading across the world for even more hands-on experience that she hopes will lead her to a future helping humans fight disease.
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Investigating a Common Virus’ Damaging Effect on Cells
Lee Fortunato’s research method reveals how a virus responsible for birth defects co-opts a cell’s ability to repair itself.
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Pronghorn Research Solves Decades-Old Evolutionary Controversy
Does a male pronghorn antelope’s number of matings increase the number of offspring he has?
» Read more about John Byer's research and Bateman’s Slope

From Moscow to the Galapagos
Dennis Geist, recently named President of the Charles Darwin Foundation, brings Galapagos research home to Moscow.
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