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TEDx: Confronting the STEM Syndrome
Michael Stamatikos speaks about the importance of science to society, the STEM Syndrome which plagues our nation and how places like the Scidome can be a solution to this epidemic. Dr. Michael…
Dark Energy Instrument's Lenses See the Night Sky for the First Time
On April 1, the dome of the Mayall Telescope near Tucson, Arizona, opened to the night sky, and starlight poured through the assembly of six large lenses that were carefully packaged and aligned for…
A Victory for Dark Matter in a Galaxy Without Any
(Originally posted to http://quantamagazine.org)
Paradoxically, a small galaxy that seems to contain none of the invisible stuff known as “dark matter” may help prove that it exists.
The Universe's Dark Secret: Where Did All the Antimatter Go?
The universe ought to be swimming with antimatter, and scientists aren't quite sure where it all went. Paul Sutter, community outreach coordinator at the Center for Cosmology and…
Aces of Trades – Michael Stamatikos works with NASA in Newark
NEWARK – Michael Stamatikos loves science. And that may be a bit of an understatement. He teaches, for instance, physics and astronomy at OSU’s Newark campus. “Mike is passionate,” assessed William…
Beacom helps guide efforts to detect neutrinos from supernovae
Recent upgrades to the Super-Kamiokande neutrino observatory will allow it to trace the history of exploding stars.
A research initiative co-led by John Beacom, professor…
WFIRST could find more than 1,400 new planets
The study, by a team of astronomers at The Ohio State University, provides the most detailed estimates to date of the potential reach of the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope mission (nicknamed…