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A collaboration between Professor Rae Silver and four Barnard affiliates yields exciting results for our understanding of circadian rhythms.
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Three Beckman Scholars share their passion for STEM, Barnard mentors, and whether the pandemic has shifted their research focus.
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Professor María de la Paz Fernández’s latest research findings offer a new way for science to better understand the body’s master clock.
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Said Silver: "This is the first-ever scientific journal to have all women senior authors."
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Profiles of women in science: Rae Silver, Neuroscience Program and Psychology at Barnard College, and Department of Psychology at Columbia University, New York, NY USA.
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Four chemistry professors, Rachel Austin, Mary Sever, Christina Vizcarra, and Andrew Crowther have been awarded National Science Foundation grants.
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Professor Peter Balsam explains the complex job our brains have when negotiating daylight and time, and that the best to survive the switch is to simplify.
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