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An elementary school student who often misses class due to a medical issue is learning via a robot remotely, thanks to a Michigan State University alumna and teacher.
Community Impact | Michigan State University“You can plan a road that looks perfectly fine on paper,” Martz says. Once actual people start using the road, though, the game changes. Drivers can be unpredictable. “Someone goes and does something, and you say, ‘I didn’t see that coming.’”
University of Missouri, Columbia | Rice University scientists are counting on films of carbon nanotubes to make high-powered, fast-charging lithium metal batteries a logical replacement for common lithium-ion batteries.
Research to Secure Our Energy Future | Energy Storage/Distribution | Rice UniversityAt the center of our galaxy lies a swirling, energy-spewing supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A* or Sgr A*, for short. For billions of years, surrounding gas and dust have been falling into it. Every 10,000 years or so, it swallows a nearby star.
University Research | Brandeis UniversityYoung Americans with cancer have a far better prognosis than once thought due to a surprising new discovery about the role of HIV/AIDS, fundamentally altering a long-standing narrative about their cancer mortality, according to new findings by USC scientists.
University Research | University of Southern CaliforniaA new fellowship based at USC will provide rigorous training and support to promising young musicians from underrepresented backgrounds — particularly those of Latino, African-American and Native American descent.
Community Impact | University of Southern CaliforniaRachel Witt knew she wanted a strong science program, but she didn’t have a clear idea of what she wanted to do - Stony Brook University was a perfect fit.
University Research | Stony Brook University - The State University of New YorkPartnering with the Guide Dog Foundation, students in the UMD Guide Dog Program volunteer as "puppy raisers," a 12- to 16-month process of socializing and exploring that results in a young dog ready for training to give visually impaired people a leg up in navigating the world.
Community Impact | University of Maryland, College Park
Delores Conway, University of Rochester and Ping Sun, Rice University, Fall 2017 (no PPT)