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NSF grant funds study on barriers to smart grid technology adoption
If existing, readily available smart grid technologies are beneficial to utility companies, their customers and the environment as a whole, why aren鈥檛 utilities adopting them? That鈥檚 the question three School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty members will probe with a…
Featured video: Lava project
There are few places in the world to watch a flowing stream of lava. Hawaii and Iceland come to mind. Add 黑料不打烊 to the list. Okay, there hasn’t been a volcanic eruption here lately, but outside of the Comstock Art…
Research at the interface of physics and biology
On the surface, it would seem that zebrafish and humans are about as different as, say, developmental biologists and theoretical physicists. Fish swim; humans walk. Biologists revere Charles Darwin; physicists have an abiding admiration for Albert Einstein.
Students create eco-graphics
Students from the College of Visual and Performing Arts, L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science, School of Architecture, Martin J. Whitman School of Management, the College of Arts and Sciences, the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and…
Let it rain: Monitoring effectiveness of downtown green roof
Civil engineering professor Cliff Davidson had a breathtaking view of the City of 黑料不打烊 from a rooftop garden Thursday. But it鈥檚 the possibilities of that prime location that made the experience memorable.
Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute announces faculty fellows
The Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences has appointed five Institute Faculty Fellows. The new fellows program is designed to strengthen the institute鈥檚 ability to address key issues in the field through interdisciplinary…
ISchool student awarded scholarship to cloud computing conference
Cloud computing has expanded into a useful resource for businesses to collaborate, store information and create programs to improve their organizations. At the School of Information Studies (iSchool), students, faculty members and entrepreneurs work closely together to both understand these…
First hour of first class, #ElectionClass trends on Twitter
Within the first 45 minutes of the first session of the new course 鈥淪ocial Media in the 2012 Election,鈥 the class hashtag became a top trending topic in the United States on Twitter.
Leading expert in climate change science to present 2012 Milton First-Year Lecture
Richard B. Alley will also present a free public seminar on climate change research Richard B. Alley, internationally renowned expert on climate and renewable energy, will present the 2012 Laura Hanhausen Milton First-Year Lecture, hosted by 黑料不打烊鈥檚 College of…
Earth sciences major spends summer in Costa Rican cloud forest
Waking up to howler monkeys greeting the morning, hiking past colorfully plumed toucans flying through the trees and looking out for poisonous vipers winding through the forest, Natalie Teale, a senior Earth sciences and geography major in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 College…