News Topic: Science & Technology

Caring for the creatures

Megan Reinertsen Ross (’96) is the first female director of Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo.

Dr. Minah Oh Awarded NSF Research Grant

Math professor Minah Oh studies axisymmetric problems and involves JMU undergraduates in her research.

Shaping the next generation

Always a problem-solver, Cory Weathers ('04) earns a major engineering honor and inspires others.

The sound of science

Deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing individuals come together in the summer at JMU to study chemistry.

Intelligence hackathon

JMU students spent the first day of their spring break developing surveillance devices for a federal contractor in North Carolina.

The value of science

"Science needs to serve society,” Barbara Schaal tells students, faculty and community members.

Research suggests oysters have a thing about personal space

Madison Trust has enabled a graduate student and her professor to research the optimum living conditions for oysters.

Scope of practice

Graduate students in speech-language pathology are using augmented reality to practice complicated procedures.

Water quality research brings educational opportunities to a community

Dr. Benzing’s research focuses on water quality and habitat restoration, most notably in the City of Waynesboro’s South River, which became contaminated with mercury ...

Gaining traction

Students were challenged to transform their ideas into pitch-ready business models.

Exploring the planet

NASA scientist and JMU alumna Jennifer Eigenbrode is part of the Mars Science Laboratory mission.

Student researchers help tackle Florida's python problem

Understanding chemical signals that snakes use to communicate is critical to breaking the invasive species' hold in the Everglades.

To Catch A Snake: Student researchers tackle Florida python problem

That's where Flores comes in. Using solvents, he extracts lipids from skin sheds supplied by