Etienne Vouga, an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas at Austin, has received a 2024 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award for demonstrating outstanding classroom performance and innovative teaching. Vouga is one of 12 recipients this year from across the University of Texas system. “Professor Vouga’s extraordinary dedication to his … Read more
Credit: University of Science and Technology of China Imagine a lab assistant with the computational and operational power of 10 Ph.D. students, capable of functioning in extreme environments such as Mars. This vision has become a reality at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), where a team of scientists has developed a … Read more
The rapid growth of generative artificial intelligence in recent years has sparked panic about misinformation, job losses and more. Now experts say science itself may be under threat. Due to recent developments in AI, almost any element of a scientific paper can now be artificially produced quickly and easily. And AI-generated images – from diagrams … Read more
Dean of Antonia M. Villarruel of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing AND Kathleen Hall Jamiesonprincipal of Penn’s Annenberg Center for Public Policyare among 60 managers in education, science, public policy, philanthropy and industry appointed to a new task force to produce a Vision for American Science and Technology (VAST). Amid growing global competition, … Read more
If we ever find ourselves living off Earth, we’ll bring other species with us—for example, animals and plants to feed on. But we will also be accompanied by a host of uninvited escapees: bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms. What will happen to these microbes in extraterrestrial environments remains a mystery. For years, research has used … Read more
November 7, 2024November 7, 2024 By Katie Gerbasic A member of the CUFSAE student team downloads Tiger 24 Formula 1 racing car for RECESS. The Clemson Formula SAE (CUFSAE) team was rolling in it Tiger 24 Formula 1 racing car as the early morning sun shone through the lobby of the Madren Center. Meanwhile, … Read more
Share this story Copy the link Link copied! Email Facebook LinkedIn Twitter WhatsApp Reddit Northeastern University student Siima Machayo was an intern this summer at the White House Office of Science and Technology. Courtesy photo Northeastern University student Siima Machayo is interested in science policy. So last summer she went to her source, working as … Read more
Ask a runner what they eat before a long race and you’ll probably get a variety of answers. Some will suggest a light meal of fruit or lean protein an hour before a race, while others will advise loading up on pasta the night before. For vampire bats, however, it turns out that a bowl … Read more
Getty Images The mega-rich are using private jets like taxis, warn climate scientists who tracked the flights to calculate the planet-warming gases they emit. Scientists found that carbon dioxide emissions, which contribute to climate change, increased by 46% between 2019 and 2023. The researchers tracked all private flights globally, including summer weekend trips to Ibiza, … Read more
In July 2024, five student-built capsules endured the scorching heat of re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere as part of the second Kentucky Re-Entry Probe Experiment (KREPE-2). Scientists are now analyzing data from the KREPE-2 experiments, which could advance the development of heat shields that protect spacecraft when they return to Earth. The mission was designed to … Read more