Wearing a white shirt accented with a neatly knotted dark tie and a pen in his pocket, he looks scholarly. Students are often caught off-guard when he breaks out into what he calls “the physics rap.” ...

Kate McAlpine's rap video on the Large Hadron Collider has earned her YouTube acclaim, but to her the highest honor comes from teachers who want to show it in the classroom.

Kate McAlpine, 23, is a rising star on YouTube for her rap performance -- about high-energy particle physics. Her performance has drawn a half-million views so far on YouTube. The Michigan State ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Who says science doesn't turn people on? Kate McAlpine is a rising star on YouTube for her rap performance — about high-energy particle physics.

Kate McAlpine is a rising star on YouTube for her rap performance about high-energy particle physics. Her performance has drawn a half-million views so far on YouTube.

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Who says science doesn’t turn people on? Kate McAlpine is a rising star on YouTube for her rap performance — about high-energy particle physics. Her performance has ...