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The Physics and Astronomy department discusses the James Webb Telescope at Weber State University on Feb. 2. Photo credit: Nikki Dorber

Saltando más profundamente en el espacio

Addison Weeks February 9, 2022

El departamento de Astronomía y Física se unieron el 2 de febrero para conversar sobre el James Webb Space Telescope. Lanzado el mes pasado, el telescopio es un telescopio infrarrojo de $10 billones...

The three speakers of the seminar gathered to chat about space on Feb. 2. Photo credit: Adam Montgomery

Diving deeper into space

Adam Montgomery February 9, 2022

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Weber State University met on Feb. 2 to discuss the James Webb Space Telescope. Launched in December, the telescope is a $10 billion infrared telescope that allows...

Rethinking education in the pandemic. Photo credit: Pixabay

Taking charge of education in 2020

Adam Rubin September 21, 2020

WSU Physics Professor Dr. Adam Johnston was away from campus on sabbatical during the school’s shutdown. During that time, while coping with the pandemic like us all, he took time to reflect on and...

Political science professor Dr. Leah Murray, center-left, speaks as a panelist at the WSU Honors Programs discussion: The Role of Education in a Post-Fact World. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

Panel discusses the ‘reality’ of a post-factual world

Juliana Palacio February 24, 2017

Over 45 Weber State University students and faculty attended a discussion on the meaning of post-factual, also called post-truth in education. The discussion, which consisted of a panel of three speakers,...

Science in the Park lives up to its mandate

July 20, 2015

"A child's world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that, for most of us, that clear-eyed vision, that true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-inspiring,...

Faculty studies effects of iPads in class

March 8, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC8idXcBDdU Weber State University provided iPads free of charge to students this semester as part of an experimental case study.  The ongoing research, presented at WSU’s...

Physics Open House draws community

October 27, 2011

[media-credit id=24 align="alignright" width="300"][/media-credit]At the Physics Open House held at Weber State University, students said they expected to see everything from soap bubbles filled with natural...

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