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Jan 07, 2014
Professor Dagmar Sternad Gives 2013 Arthur Iberall Distinguished Lecture on Life and the Sciences of Complexity at University of Connecticut
Dr. Dagmar Sternad, Professor of Biology, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Physics, gave the 2013 Arthur Iberall Distinguished Lecture on Life and the Sciences of Complexity at the University of Connecticut on December 6, 2013. Dr. Sternad's lecture, "Actions and Interactions in a Complex World," surveyed her work on the control of sensorimotor skills and […]
Jan 07, 2014
Professor emeritus honored for engineering education career
Electrical engineering professor emeritus John Proakis has received nearly a dozen awards and academic honors in his time, but he considers his most recent one the defining achievement of his illustrious career: The James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal, which recognizes engineering educators’ imagination, vitality, and leadership and represents the highest honor in education awarded […]
Jan 07, 2014
Smart bike pedals toward accident prevention
Every day, about two people in the U.S. succumb to fatal cycling accidents while more than 130 suffer harmful injuries. But in an era of increasing concern for the environment, cycling is an important mode of transportation, one that could begin to replace gas-guzzling cars, trains, and buses. Indeed, Americans could save the nation an […]
Jan 06, 2014
Patterson Awarded Grant
Professor Mark Patterson, an affiliate of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the College of Science, was awarded a $291K grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to determine how environmental stresses affect the gastrovascular system in perforate and imperforate corals. The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in […]
Dec 23, 2013
Analyzing Security Fraud: Target’s security breach
Last week, the retail giant Target experienced an unprecedented data security breach and the debit and credit card information of up to 40 million accounts was stolen. The cause of the security breach, one of the largest credit card breaches in U.S. history, is still under investigation. Here Engin Kirda, the Sy and Laurie Sternberg […]
Dec 18, 2013
Vittoria awarded NSF grant
Professor Carmine Vittoria was awarded a $78K NSF Eager grant to explore Magneto-Electric Hexaferrite Thin film Devices.
Dec 17, 2013
Ligament Nanomedicine: New ways to treat injuries like Gronk’s
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski tore both his anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligaments in a game two weeks ago after a defender’s jarring hit to his leg. The current recovery period for ligament tears is often more than a year, so the injury has ended his 2013 season and could possibly affect his availability […]
Dec 16, 2013
Thank You NU Epsilon Zeta
The NU Epsilon Zeta chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity presented a check to the Center for STEM Education to support enrichment programs for middle & high school students. The Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity was founded in 1832 at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, by Samuel Eells (1810-1842). While founded as a literary […]