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Biology Professor Sam Fey Wins Swanson Promise Award

March 19, 2025

Biology Professor Sam Fey Wins Swanson Promise Award

The award honors junior faculty members who display exceptional potential.

By Bennett Campbell Ferguson

Discovery’s Edge
December 5, 2024

Discovery’s Edge

Reed scientists revolutionize our understanding of land, sea, space, and the human body.

Climbing to a New World
December 5, 2024

Climbing to a New World

Could old-growth forest canopies hold the secret to keeping biodiversity, and our planet, intact? Botanist Steve Sillett ’89 has been researching up in the trees to find out.

Ghost Trees
December 5, 2024

Ghost Trees

Reed biology students have been scouring the Portland area for hybrid oak trees. Their journey could reshape the way we see our ecosystem.

In the Classroom and Out at Sea
December 5, 2024

In the Classroom and Out at Sea

Susan Rickards ’90 is a science teacher by day and a marine mammal researcher in any spare moment.
What Aerosols Can Tell Us About Climate
December 5, 2024

What Aerosols Can Tell Us About Climate

Trish Quinn ’82 examines sea spray, dust, and pollutants in our atmosphere to better understand their climate effects.
The Polar Pundit
December 5, 2024

The Polar Pundit

Professor, public servant, and polar expert Kelly Falkner ’83 has a lot to show for her 40-year science career, including her very own Antarctic glacier.
Shoot for the Star
December 5, 2024

Shoot for the Star

Craig DeForest ’89 is leading NASA’s PUNCH mission to make 3-D observations of an underexplored region of space: the sun and its atmosphere.
Zooming Out: The Cosmic Web
December 5, 2024

Zooming Out: The Cosmic Web

Farhan Hasan ’18 wants to untangle the mysteries of the distant universe.
Vantage Point
December 5, 2024

Vantage Point

To see a black hole, Shep Doeleman ’86 needed a telescope the size of a planet. So he built one.
Zooming In: Stringing It All Together
December 5, 2024

Zooming In: Stringing It All Together

Naomi Gendler ’16 is on her way to finding the most fundamental explanation of our universe.
Reed Legends at Los Alamos
December 5, 2024

Reed Legends at Los Alamos

Mark Galassi ’87 and Tess Light ’91 are on the frontlines of nuclear nonproliferation.
Laser Focused
December 5, 2024

Laser Focused

Alison Saunders ’11 has the biggest laser in the world and a dream: to understand what occurs in the cores of planets and stars.
The Miracle Worker
December 5, 2024

The Miracle Worker

Dr. Kevan Shokat ’86 isn’t just curing lung cancer. He’s reshaping the way scientists conquer disease.
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