[2] Her main research topic concerned the orbits of comets and minor planets.
[1] After obtaining a position as a research assistant in astronomy, she was hired in 1921 or 1923 as an instructor in mathematics.
Beginning in 1933, six mathematics faculty members including Levy, Annie Biddle, three male instructors, and a male assistant professor were all considered for termination, as part of an increased push for research excellence at the university that also included the hire of Griffith C. Evans as a new department chair in 1936.
[1] Levy's main topic research was in theoretical astronomy, and involved calculations involving the orbits of comets and minor planets, the perturbations of those orbits by Jupiter, and the use of the observed perturbations to more accurately estimate the mass of Jupiter.
[1] By waiting for his retirement to marry him, Levy evaded the university's anti-nepotism rules which might well have terminated her job (but not his) if they married while he was still an active faculty member, as happened for instance at another university to Josephine M.