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Laura Woodney, Carol Hood and Matteo Crismani (physics and astronomy) were mentioned in article about their department’s new name, and Paloma Villegas (sociology) led a team that published a study on the stigma of food insecurity faced by college students in the Inland Empire.
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The new name, Department of Physics and Astronomy, better reflects its rich array of star-studded courses, programs, faculty and resources.
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Laura Woodney (physics and astronomy), Ryan Keating (history), Michael Karp (history), Sarah Dunn (kinesiology), Pablo Gomez (psychology), Deirdre Lanesskog (social work), and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were mentioned in recent news coverage.
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Meredith Conroy (political science), Claudia M. Davis (nursing), David Yaghobian (history), Anthony Silard (public administration) and Laura Woodney (physics and astronomy) were included in recent news coverage.
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Laura Woodney (physics and astronomy) discusses the findings of a team she led regarding centaurs, icy bodies flying through space, and David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the Iranian foreign minister’s comments regarding the U.S. presidential election.
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Laura Woodney, professor of physics and astronomy, shared the findings at the AAS Division for Planetary Sciences’ 52nd annual meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The meeting, which is being held virtually, began Oct. 26 and runs through Oct. 30.
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Physics and astronomy professor Laura Woodney , along with others, is advancing research that could reveal information about “Centaurs” – little-known icy bodies with the characteristics of both comets and TNOs – and lead to new discoveries about our solar system.
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Carolyn Eggleston (education, emerita), Laura Woodney (physics) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) are included in news media coverage on various topics.