Sharon F. Wu

Articles

• AB Comedy Show: Chris Gethard

  Last Thursday, Carnegie Mellon’s Activities Board (AB) went back to its tradition of hosting a major act during their Carnival Comedy show. Unlike its experiment with a series of comedy acts last year, this spring, AB brought the acclaimed Chris Gethard to the cozy stage of McConomy auditorium. Gethard is best known for hosting his own talk show, called The Chris Gethard Show, which takes place ...

  Pillbox | April 23, 2018
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  Researchers detect cosmic rays from a galaxy far, far away

  In Argentina, at the Pierre Auger Observatory, scientists recorded cosmic rays coming from outside the galaxy. According to Karl-Heinz Kampert, the spokesman for the Auger Collaboration, he and hundreds of other collaborators are making progress in uncovering the origin of cosmic rays.

  SciTech | September 25, 2017
• How Things Work: Immunotherapy

  The immune system is an amazing ensemble of organs, cells and substances that work to identify and fight off foreign agents, such as bacteria and viruses. It attempts to keep an individual free from illnesses and infections. But did you know, thanks to recent research in the past few decades, that with the appropriate treatment, the immune system could be instrumental in curing cancer, one of the ...

  SciTech | May 1, 2017
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  New disease carried by mosquitos detected in Haiti

  SciTech | September 19, 2016
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  Scientists identify Proxima b, an Earth-like planet

  Years of research have led an international team of scientists to the discovery of Proxima b, a rocky exoplanet close to Earth. With instruments at the European Southern Observatory in Chile, the scientists studied the emission of light from Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the sun and the center of orbit for Proxima b.

  SciTech | August 29, 2016