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February 2026
More than 1/3 of transfer students do not complete their bachelor’s degree within 6 years of transferring to a four-year institution. We need to understand the barriers that delay or prevent degree completion.

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Patrick joined AIP in February 1986. We are grateful for your dedication and honored to be your colleagues. We are thrilled that he will continue working with us.

I cannot tell you what an honor it is to work with Patrick Mulvey in my time at AIP. He is gracious, kind, and patient. He happily shares his incredible knowledge of physics & astronomy in higher education in the US, as well as what graduates do after earning their degrees. I cannot find adequate words to convey the scope and depth of Patrick’s talents and what he means to me and to AIP. Thank you, Patrick!

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A drop in nitrogen oxide emissions led to fewer hydroxyl radicals in the atmosphere to oxidize the methane.
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Using high-resolution satellite data for a global analysis of major river deltas, researchers found that 45% of those studied are sinking faster than the rate of sea-level rise.
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Since the discovery was first reported in 1999, researchers have uncovered many aspects of the chiral-induced spin selectivity effect, but its underlying mechanisms remain unclear.

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