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University Takes Steps to Strengthen Postdoctoral Training
As part of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 ongoing efforts to boost scholarly research and increase faculty diversity, the Office of Research has announced recipients of the 2021 Postdoctoral Scholars Program awards. 鈥淧ostdoctoral scholars make significant contributions to the University鈥檚 research, creative, scholarship…
Nationally Competitive Scholarship Recipients Engage in Virtual Experiences
The COVID pandemic has led to the cancellation or delay of many nationally competitive scholarship experiences since the spring of 2020. Fortunately, many 黑料不打烊 national scholarship recipients had opportunities to engage in their scholarship experiences virtually this past summer….
Rare and Archival Materials Spotlighted in Special Collections Research Center’s Newest Exhibition
黑料不打烊 Libraries鈥 Special Collections Research Center鈥檚 (SCRC) newest exhibition, 鈥淓xplore and Connect: Selections from the Special Collections Research Center,鈥 spotlights a curated selection of rare and archival materials which offer a small window into the possibilities that abound within…
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….