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College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Studio portrait of Michael Sorokin ’18 and Galen Stetsyuk ’20, CTO (Sorokin) and CEO (Stetsyuk) of MPLEX, an augmented and virtual reality gaming company Visit Website

Home to six college-level research institutes and centers and 10 academic departments: astronomy, atmospheric and oceanic science, biology, cell biology and molecular genetics, chemistry and biochemistry, computer science, entomology, geology, mathematics, and physics.

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Listening to the Dark Universe with Gravitational Waves and LISA

2026-06-23T18:30:00.000
2026-06-23T19:30:00.000

Ground-level introduction to gravitational waves, what we have learned so far and what the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) may teach us in the years ahead.

Flyer for Design Sprint (Aug 3, 10, 17, 24)

Design Sprint (Aug 3, 10, 17, 24)

2026-08-03T10:00:00.000
2026-08-03T11:30:00.000

Develop your fall course over four weeks with expert, one-on-one guidance and peer support.

Flyer for Course Design Retreat

Course Design Retreat

2026-08-13T09:00:00.000
2026-08-14T15:00:00.000

Spend two days with colleagues and TLTC staff to learn about evidence-based teaching practices and apply them to your own course design. If you have a course that you're designing, redesigning, or just thinking about creating.

Jim Henson protoyping his hand coordination to animate the movements of a green puppet, Kermit the Frog.

Henson Week 2026

2026-09-20T00:00:00.000
2026-09-26T00:00:00.000

A week of fun and interactive activities will take place across the campus and the broader community promoting the themes: Create. Make. Play.