UConn Stamford campus. All photos courtesy UConn Stamford’s TIP Digital except Wendy Ward, which is courtesy futuresTHRIVE. Back in February, the University of Connecticut and the nonprofit StamfordNext collaborated on the opening of a data science startup endeavor called the Technology Incubation Program — more commonly known as TIP Digital — at the UConn Stamford […]
CHICAGO, Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Haunted from inefficiencies during due diligence? Does failure to achieve post-merger synergies leave you feeling aghast with regret? Is your team dreading adding another frightful deal into the pipeline? Send outdated M&A practices to the grave with Kison Patel, host of the M&A Science podcast, at the Modern M&A […]
JEFFERSON PARK — For more than eight decades, American Science & Surplus Store was the place for military surplus items, rubber chickens and everything in between. But at the end of October, the Jefferson Park mainstay will relocate its Chicago store from 5316 N. Milwaukee Ave. to 27 N. Northwest Highway in Park Ridge, store […]
When he was young, Warren E. Leary dreamed of being an astronaut. Instead, later writing as an award-winning science journalist, he took readers to space, as he covered NASA, its shuttle flights and its explorations of the solar system for The New York Times. In his more than two decades writing for the Times and […]
John Richard Schrock“/>John Richard Schrock By JOHN RICHARD SCHROCK “I don’t need to learn no science. If I have a science problem, I can just hire a scientist!” That is an occasional response an American teacher may encounter from rich foreign students when teaching at an American school—perhaps in Central or South America, or in […]
A little over a decade ago, a clutch of scientific studies was published that seemed to show that survivors of atrocities or disasters such as the Holocaust and the Dutch famine of 1944-45 had passed on the biological scars of those traumatic experiences to their children. The studies caused a sensation, earning their own BBC […]
The Biden administration is exploring a “bill of rights” to govern facial recognition and other potentially harmful uses of artificial intelligence, but the problems AI poses are much bigger than figuring out how to regulate a new technology. The big picture: There’s no good way to regulate AI’s role in shaping a fair and equitable […]
Diana Azurdia knows firsthand how important mentorship can be in science. She was the first in her family to attend college, and her mentors helped her navigate academia and encouraged her to pursue her Ph.D. “I know that mentorship can make or break an experience for a graduate student,” Azurdia said. As director for recruitment and inclusion for UCLA’s Graduate […]
To create more inclusive college classrooms that recognize the neurodiversity of students, UB has received a $293,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to build micro-credential training courses for computer science faculty. The two-year grant will help improve the educational experiences of neurodivergent students who may have difficulties succeeding in courses designed for neurotypical students. […]
Research at the Linked Experimental Ecosystem Facility (ND LEEF) in St. Patrick’s County Park (Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame) The Notre Dame Linked Experimental Ecosystem Facility (ND-LEEF) will host Science Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 10) at St. Patrick’s County Park, 50651 Laurel Road, South Bend. Science Sunday is an […]