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BMSIS scientist, Dr. Graham Lau, is now regularly publishing a newsletter, The Cosmobiologist! 🌌 Check out articles on everything from the uncanny valley and alien life to collective effervescence in sci-fi stories like Dune and The Matrix. 📖

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Jacob Haqq-Misra published a paper titled "The Challenge of Detecting Remote Spectroscopic Signatures from Radionuclides" in The Astrophysical Journal.

Shoutout to YSP alumnus Jake Lowe and his team from the Giovannelli Lab for placing 3rd in the ESA Hackathon! 🏆 They’re continuing their work on GeneLab OSDR data and have some exciting events coming up, including a trip to ESA’s Astronaut Training Center and an ESA webinar today! #ESAHackathon #GeneLab #Astrobiology

Join BMSIS scientist, Dr. Graham Lau, for his Atlas Obscura course on astrobiology starting in November. Graham will be leading a 6 week course entitled Cosmic Life: Astrobiology & the Search for Extraterrestrial Life. Over 6 weekly sessions, the course wil cover the following general topics: Are We Star Stuff? - An intro to astrobiology and our search for our origins Grandeur in this View - Earth's geological history and how it compares to alien worlds Exploring Close to Home - The evolution of astrobiology and Mars exploration, from early missions to modern rovers Myriad Worlds Afar - Exploring exoplanets and advancements in telescopes Is There Anybody Out There? - The possibilities of alien life and the potential for intelligent beings beyond our planet A Distant Vantage - Human space exploration, the Overview Effect, and space settlement Learn more and sign up here:

Congratulations to Dr. Tony Jia on having his research recognized with several awards! A paper in Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics was among the top 10% most-read in 2022. His work in Biopolymers was one of the top 10 most-cited between 2022-2023. A paper in Biophysics and Physicobiology won the Editors' Choice Award. #ResearchAwards #TopCited #ScientificExcellence #Astrobiology