Syracuse, Cal State Fullerton Awarded Grant to Enhance Diversity in Astrophysics

Physicists in the College of Arts and Sciences are sharing a grant award with their colleagues at California State University, Fullerton(CSUF) to recruit and expand the number of underrepresented students in gravitational-wave astronomy. Syracuse University professors Duncan Brown and Stefan Ballmerare part of a five-year, $937,000 project called “Catching a New Wave: The CSUF-Syracuse Partnership for Inclusion of Underrepresented Groups in Gravitational-Wave Astronomy.” Sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the project aims to increase the representation of Hispanic and Latino/a students, populations traditionally underrepresented in the study and teaching of astronomy and physics. Read the full article at AS News.