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Harry Vereecken awarded the Alfred Wegener Medal by EGU

Harry Vereecken awarded the Alfred Wegener Medal by EGU

Professor Harry Vereecken was awarded the Alfred Wegener Medal at this year’s General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU)…

May 9, 20233 min read
Atmospheric Rivers Linked to Melting Greenland Ice Sheet

Atmospheric Rivers Linked to Melting Greenland Ice Sheet

MADISON – Atmospheric rivers — long, concentrated flows of moisture in the sky — are a key factor…

May 8, 20233 min read
Investment in education in shrinking cities

Investment in education in shrinking cities

Osaka Metropolitan University researcher demonstrates that social and educational indicators strongly affect the population decline rate.

Apr 26, 20233 min read
Emirates Mars Mission unveils new Deimos observations at EGU23, announces mission extension

Emirates Mars Mission unveils new Deimos observations at EGU23, announces mission extension

MUNICH – The Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, has unveiled a…

Apr 25, 20236 min read
A ‘new chapter’ for UW–Madison: Jennifer L. Mnookin installed as institution’s 30th leader 

A ‘new chapter’ for UW–Madison: Jennifer L. Mnookin installed as institution’s 30th leader 

The University of Wisconsin–Madison formally installed Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin as its 30th leader on April 14, 2023,…

Apr 24, 20239 min read
Rock, Paper, Scissors: Searching for Stronger Nonlocality Using Quantum Computers

Rock, Paper, Scissors: Searching for Stronger Nonlocality Using Quantum Computers

In the quantum world, particles can instantaneously know about each other’s state, even when separated by large distances.

Apr 24, 20234 min read

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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)’s Patina Engraving System Wins the Best Paper Award in ACM CHI

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)’s Patina Engraving System Wins the Best Paper Award in ACM CHI

ByAmrita TuladharMay 17, 20153 min read

A research team of KAIST received the best paper award in the 2015 Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). Professor Tek-Jin Nam’s research team of the Industrial Design Department of KAIST received the best paper award in the 2015 Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) Conference on Human Factors […]

Rice University’s Richards-Kortum, Vardi elected to National Academy of Sciences 

Rice University’s Richards-Kortum, Vardi elected to National Academy of Sciences 

ByRevoScienceMay 15, 20155 min read

Bioengineer, computer scientist join elite list of dual-academy members HOUSTON – Rice University bioengineer Rebecca Richards-Kortum and computer scientist Moshe Vardi have joined the elite group of scientists elected to both the…

The 3rd International Symposium on Transformative Bio-Molecules (ISTbM-3)

The 3rd International Symposium on Transformative Bio-Molecules (ISTbM-3)

ByAmrita TuladharApr 23, 20152 min read

This international symposium brings together world-class scientists in biology and chemistry, including, Dr. Ashraf Brik (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel) and Dr. Feng Zhang (Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard,…

The real cost of child care revealed at global business technology event

The real cost of child care revealed at global business technology event

ByAmrita TuladharApr 22, 20154 min read

A ground breaking system that allows Australian families to clearly and simply work out their childcare entitlements from the Australian Government, will be unveiled at global business technology event CeBIT next month 5-7…