Cosmology is the study of the universe—how and when it began, how it moves and how fast, and how its forces interact with each other. It is the study of the balance between what we can’t see and what we can. Dr. Francis-Yan Cyr-Racine, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has spent his career theorizing about the mysteries of the universe with complex and precise physics. His new grant from the National Science Foundation is no exception. “Cosmology at a crossroads: Towards a more complex Universe” aims to investigate and add to the knowledge base surrounding theories and numerous studies on the expansion of our universe.