At 79, a sixth-generation New Yorker and retired lawyer pursues his lifelong passion for the stars as a master’s student in astronomy. (Originally published 9/19/2011)
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Members of Georgia State’s American Undergraduate Dental Association chapter, volunteered at the Ben Massell Dental Clinic this summer [2010] and helped patients with low incomes maintain their smiles. (Originally published 8/9/2010 at the Georgia State University website.)
For the first time ever, scientists working with Georgia State University’s Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) array have captured very high resolution images that shed new light on what causes the mysterious stellar eclipses of the double star system Epsilon Aurigae. (Originally published April 8, 2010)
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.
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.