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The professor of physics has been invited to serve as a member of an advisory board for the National Speech and Debate Association.

Ben Kaiser '16 and Alyssa Romano '16 will conduct science research at German universities this summer.

Helen Meskhidze '16 and Associate professor Tony Crider were honored at the North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers' spring meeting.  

Peter Lindstrom ’94, Julie Dyke Ford ’95 and Christopher Nave ’04 received the 2015 ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ College Distinguished Alumni Awards during a special April 30 ceremony.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ junior Helen Meskhidze received a scholarship through the national Society of Physics Students.

Astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson headlined Spring Convocation on April 2, 2015, with a passionate defense of science, an analysis of what drives people to accomplish great feats, and advice to students for being lifelong learners.

The famed astrophysicist took questions from ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students on Thursday in a Whitley Auditorium program where he advised his audience not to “ever shortchange your curiosity for the promise of money” as they pursue their life passions.

In honor of Neil deGrasse Tyson's visit for Spring Convocation, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's Society of Physics Students will be hosting Space Week from March 30-April 3, 2015. 

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Lumen Scholar Helen Meskhidze '16 and Associate Professor Anthony Crider each presented at a regional meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers at Wake Forest University from March 27-28.

The ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ Noyce Scholars Program is accepting applications for summer education internships from current first-year students and sophomores who are interested in STEM fields.