Weather Update
Due to the storm, Barnard College closed at 4pm Friday, for non-essential personnel. “Essential personnel" include staff in Facilities, Public Safety and Residence Halls.
Friday evening and weekend classes are cancelled but events are going forward as planned unless otherwise noted. The Athena Film Festival programs are also scheduled to go forward as planned but please check http://athenafilmfestival.com/ for the latest information.
The Barnard Library and Archives closed at 4pm Friday and will remain closed on Saturday, Feb. 9. The Library will resume regular hours on Sunday opening at 10am.
Please be advised that due to the conditions, certain entrances to campus may be closed. The main gate at 117th Street & Broadway will remain open. For further updates on college operations, please check this website, call the College Emergency Information Line 212-854-1002 or check AM radio station 1010WINS.
3:12 PM 02/08/2013
Janna Levin, Physicist, in Session 1: Monumental, on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at TED2011. Credit: James Duncan Davidson / TED
Physics and Astronomy Prof. Janna Levin spoke about the "soundtrack" of the universe at the TED 2011 conference in Long Beach, Calif. “I want to convince you that the universe has a soundtrack, and that soundtrack is played on space itself," she said. The Huffington Post and New York magazine noted Prof. Levin's lecture, specifically, on the sound of black holes.
Professor Levin's research focuses on theories of the early universe, chaos, and black holes. She is also interested in the topology of the universe and the question of whether or not the universe is infinite. Other research topics include the cosmology of extra dimensions and string cosmology.
She is the author of a popular science book, How the Universe Got Its Spots: Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite Space.
