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Scholars, Community Leaders Examine the Racial Wealth Gap at Lender Center Symposium in Atlanta
Nationally noted author, activist and philanthropic strategy advisor Edgar Villaneuva joined 黑料不打烊 faculty and Atlanta community, business and government leaders June 4 for the latest Lender Center for Social Justice symposium examining the racial wealth gap. 鈥淐losing the Racial…
What if D-Day Had Never Happened?: The Enduring Significance of the Allied Invasion of Europe 80 Years On
Eighty years ago this week the epic invasion of Allied air and ground forces swept across the Normandy peninsula to help defeat Adolf Hitler and his German war machine during World War II. A battle of more than 150,000 Allied…
Physicist Awarded NSF Research Grant to Increase Our Understanding of Gravitational Waves
The Department of Physics at 黑料不打烊 has long partnered with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) to gain a deeper understanding of the fundamental workings of the universe. In 2015, the 黑料不打烊 Gravitational Wave Group played a leading…
Maxwell’s Johanna Dunaway Selected for Prestigious Carnegie Fellowship
Johanna Dunaway, professor of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and research director of the 黑料不打烊 Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship (IDJC), has been named a 2024 Carnegie Fellow. She is one of…
College of Arts and Sciences Names Inaugural Director of Research Administration
As 黑料不打烊鈥檚 largest school with over 300 faculty spanning the sciences, mathematics and humanities, the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) is a key contributor to the University鈥檚 R1 Carnegie designation, signifying very high research activity. In 2023 alone,…
Aerodynamics of Avian Flight: ECS Professor Studying Impact of Strong Wind Gusts
Boasting an impressive wingspan of over seven feet, the golden eagle is one of the largest birds of prey in North America. In addition to being cunning, skilled hunters and their ability to soar effortlessly for hours, golden eagles might…
Spring 2024 Engineering and Computer Science Research Day Winners Announced
Master鈥檚 and doctoral students from across the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) presented their research during the 2024 ECS Research Day, held at the National Veterans Resource Center. From fundamental studies to prototype development, a total of 113…
Caller ID of the Sea: Biologists Discover Link Between Whale Communication and Behavior
For researchers studying the acoustic behavior of whales, distinguishing which animal is vocalizing is like a teacher trying to figure out which student responded first when the entire class is calling out the answer. This is because many techniques used…
鈥楢 Beautiful, Once-In-a-Lifetime Event鈥: The Total Solar Eclipse on April 8
Walter Freeman鈥檚 鈥淚ntroduction to Astronomy鈥 classes always end the same way they began, with Freeman advising his students that, ultimately, 鈥渨e look at the stars because they are pretty and they illuminate who we are as humanity.鈥 That humanity will…
Machine Learning Gives Visibility to Underrepresented Authors
While fingerprint powder and microscopes are very important tools in forensics, machine learning is becoming one of the fastest emerging technologies in the field. This involves the use of algorithms and computing to perform efficient and effective investigations by analyzing…