Physics and Astronomy students Brett Schulz and Maxibillion Thompson presented research on variable stars and on observations of planets in other stellar systems at the 113th annual meeting of the American Association of Variable Star Observers in November. Max presented a new observation of the exoplanet KELT-1b and used it to evaluate the accuracy of the measured period for the […]
Brett Schulz and Maxibillion Thompson presented a poster at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Variable Star Observers ((AAVSO) in Boston, MA on Nov 6-7. Max reported on the measurement of the time of transit of an exoplanet, which is a planet orbiting around another star. Brett presented a technique for combining his measurements of a variable star […]
Join us for the last Why Not Winter Wednesday! Meet by the Fire Breathing Dragon between the Library and Center for the Arts for a sunrise walk, blacksmith forging and a campfire with s’mores. Get outdoors and safely socialize! Wednesday, March 10 8am | Sunrise Walk 8am-11am | Join Ralf Mehnert-Meland, from the Paseka School of Business, and his blacksmith […]
Meet by the fire breathing Dragon between the Library and Center for the Arts for an 8am sunrise walk and activities throughout the day. Get active outdoors and safely socialize! Wednesday, Feb. 24th Cross Country Skiing 10am- 3pm Learn about types of ski equipment and local trails. Gear available to try out. Ski Demonstration 10:30am – 11:30am Dr. Lisa […]
Each Wednesday, meet by the fire breathing Dragon between the Library and Center for the Arts for an 8am sunrise walk and activities throughout the day. Get active outdoors and safely socialize! Wednesday, Feb. 17th Sled Races 10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm Enter a 2-person team in a campus mall sled race, then warm yourself by the campfire. Ice Percussion Concert 12:30pm-1pm […]