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Cornell University: Big Red Ventures Presents Portfolio Updates at Annual Meeting
Big Red Ventures (BRV), Cornell University’s early-stage venture capital fund run by MBAs and other graduate students, presented its portfolio and announced a new investment during the Annual Meeting on April 18 at Cornell Tech.
Founded…
Five UCLA Faculty Members Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Five UCLA faculty members have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies. Ann Carlson, Jason Cong, Tyrone Howard, Thomas Smith and Paul Taylor are among 250 artists,…
Stevens Seniors Lead Advancements in Health & Medicine at Innovation Expo 2024
Stevens Institute of Technology deploys comprehensive efforts to address the vital health and medical challenges of our time, raising “Health & Medicine” as one of its six foundational pillars of research and leading expertise. At…
Stevens Institute of Technology: Cheng Chen Receives $1.52 Million Grant from Department of Energy…
Cheng Chen — associate professor and Nariman Farvardin professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology — is exploring the next frontier of renewable energy with a recent…
Stevens Institute of Technology: School of Business Students Showcase Expertise at Innovation Expo…
Whether it was creating sweatpants made partially of bamboo, helping local businesses evaluate and streamline their processes or exploring the male-female pay differentials in C-suite and board of directors roles at S&P 500 companies,…
Stevens Institute of Technology’s School of Systems and Enterprises Demonstrates Versatility…
The School of Systems and Enterprises was well represented at the 2024 Innovation Expo on April 26, Stevens’ annual showcase of Senior Design projects. All three SSE undergraduate programs – Industrial & Systems Engineering, Engineering…
Stanford Honors Two Distinguished Volunteers with 2023-24 Gold Spike Awards
Distinguished university citizens Angela Nomellini, ’75, and Ram Shriram, are this year’s recipients of the Gold Spike Award, Stanford’s highest annual honor for volunteer service. President Richard Saller conferred the awards at an April…
Stanford Celebrates Five Undergraduates Named 2024 Goldwater Scholars
Five Stanford undergraduates have been awarded the 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholarship, designed to foster and encourage students to pursue research careers in the fields of the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics.
This year’s…
Stanford Faculty Members Elected to National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) announced 124 newly elected members, including seven Stanford University researchers. Scientists are elected to the NAS by their peers “in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements…
People Using Gas and Propane Stoves Exposed to Higher Levels of Unhealthy Nitrogen Dioxide, Study…
Households with gas or propane stoves regularly breathe unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide, a study of air pollution in U.S. homes found.
“I didn’t expect to see pollutant concentrations breach health benchmarks in bedrooms within an…