STEM
Project ENABLE鈥檚 New Site Extends Information to More Librarians
Public and academic librarians across the United States now have a comprehensive, easily accessible, hands-on informational resource to help them increase their competence and confidence to provide high-quality services to people with disabilities. Project ENABLE聽(Expanding Nondiscriminatory Access By Libraries Everywhere)…
Mueller鈥檚 Internet Governance Advisory Efforts Recognized
Most people turn on their computers and log on to the Internet every day without a second thought. For one faculty member at the School of Information Studies (iSchool), though, how the Internet is governed, the intricacies of its infrastructure…
Maroo Receives CAREER Grant to Investigate Cooling Next-Gen Tech
As technology advances to meet our ever-growing needs, the size of our electronics is decreasing while their performance is increasing. Computer chips are a good example of this. We want them to be small, yet capable of faster processing speeds….
Anonymous Donor鈥檚 Gift Drives $1 Million Science Equipment Excellence Fund
Students and faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences are benefiting from a new Science Equipment Excellence Fund that is modernizing science-teaching instrumentation and enhancing the overall learning experience.
The Science of Slime: Why We Care Where Biofilms Stick
For every human cell in our bodies there are 10 bacteria cells. When bacteria鈥攇ood or bad鈥攕tick together, they form a slimy layer called a biofilm that adheres to surfaces inside or outside of the body. A good example is inside…
How Nuclear Waste Recycling Could Help Expand U.S. Energy Production
As the world鈥檚 attention turns to alternative energy solutions, such as wind and solar, nuclear energy is an often overlooked or controversial option. And yet, nuclear power from 104 plants supplies approximately 20 percent of the electricity we use today….
Simulated UN Negotiations Teach Role of Science in Policy-Making
Since 2011, Professor Svetoslava Todorova of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering has served as a science observer for the UN-Mandated Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee (INC) on Mercury. The group has been instrumental in the development of a global mercury…
Geologist Awarded Prestigious CAREER Grant
A sedimentary and organic geochemist, Christopher Junium will use the five-year award, valued at more than $524,000, to study how marine communities respond to global warming, anoxia (i.e., lack of oxygen) and ocean acidification.
Grad Student Places Fifth in IBM 鈥楳aster the Mainframe鈥 Contest
A part-time graduate student in the School of Information Studies who admittedly has 鈥渘o formal computer science background鈥 has placed in the top five finishers in IBM鈥檚 coding and technology skills 鈥淢aster the Mainframe鈥 competition. Steven Hoover, an information management…
Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Coming to iSchool in March
The kinds of administrative and protective challenges that information technology professionals face at their jobs every day will comprise an exciting and intense weekend for nearly 200 students participating in a national cyber-skills competition taking place at the School of…