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Tag: Universe Unplugged

How to Weigh an Exoplanet: Ask the Astronomers Live!

February 19, 2021 astrobio

UWAB faculty member Eric Agol and Program Director Victoria Meadows were recently interviewed by Phil LaMarr with the Universe Unplugged:…

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Recently, astrobiologists Lucas Fifer (@fife.dawg) Recently, astrobiologists Lucas Fifer (@fife.dawg) and Hector Delgado-Diaz (@hector_emanuel) wowed a virtual crowd with 3-minute science presentations πŸ—£ This "Pitch Night" was part of Engage (@engagescience), a program where @uofwa graduate students learn to share their research with the wider world 🌍 This year's Engage class was taught by @uw.astrobiology's very own Andrew Shumway (@shumhow_shumway) πŸ‘¨πŸΌβ€πŸ« ABπŸ’œ #astrobiology #science #stem #engagescience #scicomm #YouW
Congratulations to Dr. Eliah Overbey (@eliah.overb Congratulations to Dr. Eliah Overbey (@eliah.overbey), @uofwa Astrobiology's newest doctor! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ“ As part of her PhD thesis, Eliah studied mice that spent time on the International Space Station (@iss) to understand how spaceflight impacts gene expression 🐭🧬 Eliah will continue this line of research with a @nasa postdoctoral fellowship at Weill Medical College of Cornell University πŸš€ ABπŸ’œ #astrobiology #biology #genomics #epigenetics #phd #thesisdefense #YouW
At the #HabWorlds2021 conference this week, @uofwa At the #HabWorlds2021 conference this week, @uofwa Astrobiology post-bacc research scientist Evan Davis (@astro.evan) presented a plenary talk and served on a panel about star–planet interactions 🌟🌍 Stars impact the nature and evolution of a planet's atmosphere, playing a major role in shaping its potential for life πŸ‘½ In his own research, Evan shows how stars also affect our ability to detect biosignatures on distant worlds πŸ”­ ABπŸ’œ #astrobiology #astronomy #planetaryscience #exoplanets
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