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Selected Works: In the Line of the Fire (2009 Station Fire Threatens Mount Wilson Observatory/CHARA Array)

In late August 2009, the California Station Fire threatened the six-telescope Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) Array operated by GSU on Mount Wilson, but with efforts of firefighters and observatory staff, the flames were kept at bay.

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Selected Works: A shark’s-eye view

Students participated in an internship program with Georgia State and the Georgia Aquarium to observe and record the behaviors of the aquarium’s four whale sharks.

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Neuroscientists show that a gas serves a physiological role in nervous system

Georgia State University scientists have found that the gas nitric oxide – an air pollutant found in cigarette smoke and automobile exhaust – is also produced in cells of the nervous system and serves physiological functions. This discovery has implications for better understanding the nervous system’s development and its diseases. (Georgia State University website, 2010)

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Georgia State seminar to focus on climate change

A renowned expert and author of an award-winning book on the science of climate change will focus on one of the world’s most challenging issues during a Georgia State University seminar Friday, Jan. 22. (Georgia State University website, 2010)

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Fresh Science

Biology professor George Pierce has developed a method using a naturally occurring microorganism to keep fruits and vegetables fresher for longer. (10/26/2009)