Science and Mathematics News

JMU physicist, students had role in groundbreaking discovery

JMU physicist Kevin Giovanetti and his students contributed to an experiment that led to today’s announcement of a groundbreaking discovery.

Research innovations earn JMU faculty 3 patent awards

Six JMU faculty members were awarded three patents for their innovative research efforts.

Big grant funds investigation of life’s earliest stages

Undergraduate students will use genetics, molecular biology, mathematical modeling and artificial neural networks to model protein-DNA interactions.

Virtual field trips created by JMU professors gain national recognition

A pair of virtual field trips prepared by two JMU geology professors have been placed in the “Exemplary Teaching Activity collection.”

Rare minerals gift makes JMU museum a must see

The collection is well-known within the mineralogy community, but until now very few people have been granted the opportunity to view it.

Mega mineral gift

JMU has received a mineral collection valued at more than $16.8 million from the late Peter L. Via of Roanoke. The gift is the largest in JMU history.

New JMU brain research could help understand Autism causes

The National Institutes of Health grant will enable the student-driven research team to study early neural networks.

JMU physics major has big plans researching tiny particles

Physics major Elizabeth Moore has started working on a research project supported by the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.

JMU researchers zero in on solution for managing invasive tegu lizards

The research shows for the first time that female tegus follow male scent trails during mating season.

COVID-19 in Perspective: Course covers the disease, and much more

Students enrolled in a special course are learning about COVID-19 from experts in chemistry; health; history; philosophy; and writing, rhetoric & technical communication.

Prestigious scholars program pumps life into heart research

A JMU sophomore is looking forward to researching a deadly heart disease after being named the university’s inaugural Beckman Scholar.

For the perfect steak, JMU researchers show mathematics doesn’t miss

To get a perfectly cooked steak every time, put it in an oven at 437 degrees, first making sure the temperature at the center of the steak is 44.6 degrees.

JMU Chemistry lends a hand – sanitizer, that is

With its labs shut down for the foreseeable future, the JMU Chemistry Department has found a way to aid medical workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘Bunch of squiggles’ put JMU student in thick of historic discovery

Harvey said her contribution to the research was "a little bit surreal, honestly. I didn't think this was going to happen."