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BioInspired Institute Partners With Historically Black Colleges and Universities
The BioInspired Institute focuses on leading-edge research in materials and living systems and trains students at the undergraduate and graduate level. When the United States faced a reckoning on racism and structural inequities, BioInspired鈥檚 faculty and staff asked, 鈥淗ow can…
Arts and Sciences Physicist Part of a 5-University Team Programming Biological Cells to Design Futuristic Materials
Jennifer Ross, professor and department chair of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), is among a team of researchers that was recently awarded a $1.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to design and create…
Design Professor Receives Grant to Develop New Interdisciplinary Minor Focusing on Sustainable Design Innovations
Louise Manfredi, Ph.D., an assistant professor of industrial and interaction design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts鈥 School of Design, received a faculty grant from VentureWell, an organization that fosters collaboration to advance innovation and entrepreneurship education. VentureWell鈥檚…
Graduate School Providing One-Time Funding to Support Grad Students Facing COVID-Related Delays
The COVID-19 pandemic has created obstacles for many Ph.D. students working to complete their degrees before their available funding runs out. Graduate students must conduct independent research, and much of that research was disrupted. Labs were closed for some of…
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Sucheta Soundarajan Receives NSF CAREER Award
Large networks such as social media platforms, highway systems and even our genes contain vast amounts of data hiding in plain sight. However, the techniques scientists design to learn about the nonlinear relationships within these structures often result in unintentional…
Libraries Award Grants for 2022-23 Faculty Fellows
黑料不打烊 Libraries鈥 Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) has awarded two Faculty Fellows grants for the 2022-23 academic year. Sarah Fuchs, assistant professor of music history and cultures in the Department of Art and Music Histories (College of Arts and…
Architecture Faculty Collaborate on ‘Mycotecture’ Projects in Rwanda
Porcini, portobello and cremini 鈥 you鈥檝e probably heard of these types of mushrooms, but how about mycelium? Literally translated as 鈥渕ore than one,鈥 mycelium is the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a network of interwoven thin, white filaments….
TRAC research featured in article, “The debate over immigration often relies on murky assumptions about the law.”
Research on by the Transactional Research Access Clearinghouse was featured by The Washington Post article titled 鈥 The debate over immigration often relies on murky assumptions about the law.鈥 The article reference’s TRAC’s immigration related data, which shows that “six…
Professors Use Machine Learning to Guide the Design of Stable Nanoparticles
Nanoparticles are tiny particles, made of only a few hundred atoms, that are helping to create the world鈥檚 newest 鈥渟mart鈥 surfaces and systems. Nanoparticles are playing a key role in the development of such cutting-edge consumer products as transparent sunscreens…
New Arts and Sciences, Maxwell Certification Gives Students an ‘Edge’ After Graduation
Students in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) | the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs thrive on a mix of top-tier academics and hands-on opportunities. Now, thanks to a brand-new certification found only at A&S | Maxwell,…