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Explore this Story $1.2 million grant will help fund instrument to reveal exoplanet formation and atmospheric makeup in unprecedented detail Washington, DC—Carnegie’s Alycia Weinberger and collaborators from the University of Texas at Austin and the Korean Astronomy and Space Science Institute received last month a $1.2... Explore this Story Margaret McFall-Ngai to shape Carnegie’s new cross-disciplinary biology and environmental research division as inaugural director Washington, DC—Pioneering microbiome specialist Margaret McFall-Ngai has been named the inaugural director of Carnegie’s newly launched research division focused on life and environmental... Explore this Story Carnegie’s Hazen elected fellow of only professional society dedicated to origins of life research Washington, DC—Carnegie mineralogist Robert Hazen—who advanced the concept that Earth’s geology was shaped by the rise and sustenance of life—was elected last month a fellow... Explore this Story Introducing davemaoite: A groundbreaking mineral discovery named after trailblazing Carnegie geophysicist Washington, DC—The first-ever silicate mineral recovered from the Earth’s lower mantle has been named after retired Carnegie scientist Ho-kwang “Dave” Mao, an experimental... Explore this Story National Academies names GMT and U.S. ELT program top strategic priority Washington, DC—The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Thursday ranked the U.S. Extremely Large Telescope program as a top strategic priority, recommending federal support... Explore this Story How do plants act fast to fight off infections? Palo Alto, CA—New work led by Carnegie’s Kangmei Zhao and Sue Rhee reveals a new mechanism by which plants are able to rapidly activate defenses against bacterial infections. This... Explore this Story How do ice giants maintain their magnetic fields? Washington, DC—A layer of “hot,” electrically conductive ice could be responsible for generating the magnetic fields of ice giant planets like Uranus and Neptune. New work from... Explore this Story NSF funds team-up of computer scientists and microbiologist to analyze microbial communities Palo Alto, CA—Carnegie’s Devaki Bhaya is part of a Rice University led team that was recently awarded $2.8 million from the National Science Foundation for a five-year project to define... Explore this Story Carnegie’s van Keken elected AGU Fellow Washington, DC— Carnegie geophysicist and geodynamicist Peter van Keken, whose work reveals Earth’s thermal and chemical evolution, was elected a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union... Explore this Story Former Carnegie Staff Associate Martin Jonikas named HHMI Investigator Palo Alto, CA—Former Carnegie Staff Associate Martin Jonikas, now an Associate Professor of Molecular Biology at Princeton University, was named one of 33 new Howard Hughes Medical Institute... Explore this Story Carnegie Scientist Anna Michalak awarded AGU Simpson Medal Washington, DC—Carnegie Department of Global Ecology Director Anna Michalak will be honored with the American Geophysical Union’s Simpson Medal. It will be presented at the organization... Explore this Story Carnegie’s Shahar honored by American Geophysical Union Washington, DC—Carnegie geochemist Anat Shahar, who probes the formation, evolution, and interior dynamics of Earth and other rocky planets, has been selected to give the Reginald Daly Lecture... Explore this Story Contributions of Black plant scientists highlighted in area HBCU art exhibits Washington, DC—All year round, our lives are shaped by events that were made possible by the often underrecognized work of Black plant scientists. From the refreshment of enjoying a cool scoop... Explore this Story The future is plant-based. But how do we get there? Palo Alto, CA—The world’s population is growing, and global climate change will reshape our maps—shifting locations where human settlements can sustainably exist and thrive. Plant... Explore this Story Bonaca joins Carnegie Observatories as new Staff Scientist Pasadena, CA—Astronomer Ana Bonaca, for whom the Milky Way galaxy is laboratory to explore the evolution of the universe, has joined the Carnegie Observatories as a Staff Scientist. Bonaca... Explore this Story When a volcano fires up, she’s ready to go Washington, DC—Our planet provides ample research opportunities for scientists like Diana Roman, who has devoted her career to understanding the geologic forces that shape volcanic eruptions.... Explore this Story Diana Roman and Lara Wagner named Carnegie’s inaugural Harry Oscar Wood Chairs of Seismology Washington, DC—Carnegie has named Earth and Planets Laboratory Staff Scientists Diana Roman and Lara Wagner as the inaugural Harry Oscar Wood Chairs of Seismology. Roman's work... Explore this Story Michael Gellert, longtime Trustee and former Carnegie Board Chair, dead at 90 Washington, DC—Michael Gellert, co-founder of investment vehicle Windcrest Partners who oversaw a decade of major institutional initiatives as the Chairman of Carnegie’s Board of Trustees... Explore this Story Solar System’s fastest-orbiting asteroid discovered Washington, DC—The Sun has a new neighbor that was hiding in plain twilight. An asteroid that orbits the Sun in just 113 days—the shortest known orbital period for an asteroid and second... Explore this Story Did nature or nurture shape the Milky Way’s most common planets? Washington, DC—A Carnegie-led survey of exoplanet candidates identified by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanets Satellite Survey (TESS) is laying the groundwork to help astronomers... Explore this Story Remembering Vera Rubin A Statement From Carnegie President Eric Isaacs: As we commemorate the extraordinary life of Vera Rubin—who forever altered how we understand the universe—on what would have been her 93rd... Explore this Story Q&A with Jacqueline Mitton and Simon Mitton, authors of Vera Rubin: A Life Earlier this year, Carnegie sat down (via Zoom) with Jacqueline and Simon Mitton, authors of Vera Rubin: A Life, the first biography of the legendary Carnegie scientist Vera Rubin, whose work on the... Explore this Story Green hydrogen production from curtailed wind and solar power Washington, DC—Designing future low-carbon energy systems to use power generated in excess of the grid’s demands to produce hydrogen fuel could substantially lower electricity costs,... Explore this Story Could cinnamon oil fight heart disease? Baltimore, MD—Carnegie’s Steven Farber was awarded nearly $500,000 over three years by The G. Harold & Leila Y. Mathers Foundation to identify the chemical components of cinnamon oil... Explore this Story Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … next › last » RESOURCES FOR Employees COVID-19 information for staff Human Resources/Careers Trustees Visitors Media Contacts Anti-Discrimination Policy Equal Employment Opportunity Policy LECTURES & EVENTS Capital Science Evenings, D.C. Neighborhood Lecture Series, D.C. 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