<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/stories/f-m-student-stars-to-catch-gravitational-waves.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>06/21/2021</pubDate><title>F&amp;M Student STARS to Catch Gravitational Waves</title><description>Astrophysics student researchers involved in detecting gravitational waves at Franklin &amp; Marshall College are among the beneficiaries of the National Science Foundation's renewed support of the...Franklin &amp; Marshall College offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close relationships with faculty. Students flourish in a supportive community that treats them as an individual, and their successes continue long after F&amp;M. The College is a national leader in launching students and alumni to opportunities where they make a difference in the community and the world.</description><author>Peter Durantine</author><image><img src="/uploads/files/877419499333272914-img-0005.0.191.2592.1561.full.jpg" alt="Professor of Astronomy Fronefield Crawford in his office."/></image><image-caption/><tags><tag>Astronomy and Astrophysics</tag><tag>Physics</tag><tag>Research</tag></tags></item>