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GOLD FOR PHYSICS PROFESSOR
The U.S. Physics Team won three gold medals at the 2017 International Physics Olympiad in Indonesia under senior coach and Professor JiaJia Dong, physics. Dong has been part of the international academic competition for high-school students since 2009 and assumes head-coaching duties as academic director for 2018.
SERVICE COMMITMENT
Bucknell renewed its commitment to public service as President John Bravman signed the Campus Compact 30th Anniversary Action Statement, a joint commitment to promote courses and programming that emphasize the importance of civic engagement to democracy.
DRIVING RESEARCH
A $150,000 National Science Foundation grant is helping Professor Craig Beal, mechanical engineering, make driving safer by helping vehicles interpret road conditions. Beal’s research on steering torque could improve existing vehicle safety systems and inform the development of self-driving cars.