Jenessa Duncombe

1 week ago | physicstoday.scitation.org | Jenessa Duncombe |Lindsay McKenzie |Peter Turchi |Peter W. Milonni

Because of recent federal cuts to science, about 600 fewer first-year physics and astronomy graduate students are expected to enroll in the US this fall compared with the fall 2024 semester. The estimate, from a new report from the American Institute of Physics (AIP; publisher of Physics Today), is based on survey responses from the chairs of 115 physics and astronomy departments in the US in April 2025.

1 month ago | physicstoday.scitation.org | Jenessa Duncombe |Johanna Miller |Emily Blevins

The top priorities of the US ocean sciences community through 2035 are a continued investment in basic, curiosity-driven research and a unified effort to improve ocean forecasts to meet national and global environmental challenges. Those and other recommendations are detailed in Forecasting the Ocean: The 2025–2035 Decade of Ocean Science, a survey of the field that was conducted over 18 months by a committee of US researchers.

1 month ago | pubs.aip.org | Jenessa Duncombe |Johanna Miller |Emily Blevins

The predicted decrease is larger than pandemic-era disruptions, according to a survey of university departments. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/pt.kqzl.oatzContent License:FreeViewEISSN:1945-0699 Because of recent federal cuts to science, about 600 fewer first-year physics and astronomy graduate students are expected to enroll in the US this fall compared with the fall 2024 semester.

Sep 17, 2024 | eos.org | Alix Soliman |Jenessa Duncombe |M. Stonecash |K. McCarthy

Posted inNews Heat and drought hit trees in Boston and New York City harder than those in their rural counterparts. Posted inNews Microbes in mulch scrub nitrate from groundwater before it flows to the sea.

Apr 24, 2024 | eos.org | Jenessa Duncombe |Bill Morris |Katherine Kornei |JoAnna Wendel |Joanna Wendel

Posted inNews In regions where natural resources are scarce or economies depend on producing certain wines, adapting and diversifying grape crops is easier said than done.