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17,000 Petition Signatures Delivered to Gov. Hobbs Urging Her to Shut Down Pinyon Plain Uranium Mine
Center for Biological Diversity
Local and national public-interest groups, as well as Havasupai Tribe members, delivered more than 17,000 petition signatures to Gov. Katie Hobbs today urging her to use her authority to close the Pinyon Plain uranium mine that threatens the waters of the Grand Canyon and the Havasupai Tribe.
Science News
Supermassive black holes at the hearts of active galaxies may be churning out a lot of the universe’s high-energy neutrinos.
Travel + Leisure
The worst part about flying isn't the flight itself. It's not even airport security. What's always a pain is boarding the aircraft. There's something utterly chaotic about the process, from the jumbles of people crowding the gate to the shuffling down the aisle before being blocked by someone in front of you attempting to put their bag in the overhead bin (which they'll often do the wrong way). There must be a better way, so why do airlines board front to back?
Jason Steffen
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Accomplishments
The article "Advancing the Nuclear Safety and Security Culture Post-Fukushima: Strengthening the Broader Humanitarian Impacts Agenda" was recently published in the British American Information Security Council's (BASIC) Emerging Voices Network (EVN). Radiochemistry Ph.D. candidate, Liuba Pauline…
Ranjani Murali (Life Sciences), in collaboration with researchers from Caltech, is the lead author of a groundbreaking new study that found many more bacteria produce greenhouse gases than previously thought.
The research team discovered a new class of enzymes that enable various bacteria to…
Experts
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
An expert in astronomy, dark matter, and general physics.
Assistant Professor of Physics
An expert in physics and chemistry.
Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences
An expert in ecology, fire management, and U.S. National Parks.