Faculty-Staff Edition - Jan. 30, 2018

As the new semester is off and running, we wanted to take this opportunity to update you on the next important phases of Academic Futures: Rethinking the university—the futures of learning and discovery.

Just before 4 a.m. Wednesday, the moon will appear unusually bright and large, shifting from gold to red to inky gray-black, as it passes into the Earth's shadow. Expert Paul Hayne offers tips for those eyeing the event from Colorado.

Humans have already been to the moon, but two engineering undergraduates have their eyes set on helping humans explore the entire solar system with the aid of robotic partners.