Science and Mathematics News

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.

JMU neuroscientist receives $1 million for autism research

George Vidal, an assistant professor of biology, has received $1 million from the National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to research an autism risk gene.

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.

A natural entrepreneur

Biology student is building a business with dreams of being a dermatologist.

Leading the fight

Dr. Brian Belyea ('00)'s Madison Experience put him on a path toward a distinguished career in medicine.