Articles tagged with Research Universities
A new type of university is emerging to address the challenges of today, with a focus on community impact and social outcomes. This 'fifth wave' of universities aims to be more inclusive, scalable, and technologically sophisticated than traditional research universities.
A new study suggests that Texas's Research Incentive Program has increased private donations to eligible public universities by 37.2% annually. The program has also led to a $14 million increase in state funding for grants and contracts, but does not appear to have significantly impacted long-term endowment assets.
The university has grown its research funding by nearly $40 million over the past two years, with federal agency funding increasing by 30 percent. Georgia State now ranks among the nation's premier urban public research universities, with a 'very high research activity' designation from the Carnegie Foundation.
The University of South Florida has been named an I-Corps Site by the National Science Foundation, receiving nearly $300,000 to build and mentor teams of USF faculty and students to become successful entrepreneurs. The goal is to launch multiple successful start-up companies over the next three years.
Robert McMahon, a renowned expert on aquatic invasive mollusks, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Invasive Species Council. He is recognized for his decades-long work in preventing and managing invasive species, including zebra mussels, Asian clams, and apple snails.
The University of Texas at Arlington has received a grant from the Walmart Foundation to develop a robotic small motors assembly and testing system. This project aims to reduce manufacturing costs and enable goods produced in the US that were formerly built overseas.
Four UT Arlington faculty members, Krystal Beamon, Darryl Lauster, Allan Saxe, and Kevin Schug, have been honored with the Regents' Outstanding Teaching Awards for their exceptional teaching skills and dedication to students. The total value of the awards is $2.4 million, recognizing 45 UT Arlington recipients since 2008.
The University of Michigan and 20 other U.S. and Canadian universities are launching the Great Lakes Futures Project to protect and restore the Great Lakes through science-based scenario analysis. The project aims to develop white papers outlining critical drivers of change in the basin over the past 50 years and the next 50 years.
The Emory Center for Selective C-H Functionalization aims to break new ground in organic synthesis, making it faster, simpler, and greener. The center's research is poised to help C-H functionalization enter the mainstream of organic chemistry.
Manuela Veloso, a prominent AI and robotics researcher at Carnegie Mellon University, has been named an Einstein Chair Professor by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. As an Einstein Chair Professor, Veloso will present lectures on symbiotic autonomy, a concept she pioneered, which enables robots to proactively ask for help from humans.
A new study by Rice University and Southern Methodist University found that 45.4% of women and 24.5% of men scientists have fewer children than they wanted due to career pressures. Women are more satisfied with their lives despite having fewer children, while men experience a greater impact on life satisfaction.
Research universities, like Penn State, host foreign students and visitors, creating security concerns. The National Security Higher Education Advisory Board fosters communication between higher education, the FBI, and federal agencies to promote understanding and cooperation.
The Chicago Biomedical Consortium has secured a five-year funding extension of $25 million from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust. This support fuels innovative multi-institutional collaborations, resulting in over 200 published papers and $118 million in grants.
The NSF has extended its support for an alliance of research universities and HBCUs that encourages African American students to pursue graduate training and research careers in robotics and computer science. The ARTSI Alliance has served over 300 undergraduates, provided mentoring and technical assistance to 23 HBCU faculty, and deliv...
Ross Finman, a junior in electrical and computer engineering, has won the $10,000 National Space Club Award for pursuing studies in science or engineering. The award recognizes his hard work and dedication to advancing scientific knowledge through space research and exploration.
The University of Alabama team of Drs. Guy and Kim Caldwell has been awarded the first HudsonAlpha Prize for Outstanding Innovation in Life Sciences for their research on diseases of the nervous system, specifically Parkinson's disease. The $20,000 prize recognizes exceptional talent and research of superior merit.
A new international study identifies vulnerable areas at risk for abrupt climate change, including the Arctic sea ice and Greenland ice sheet. The researchers warn that these 'tipping elements' may be pushed over a threshold to a radically different climate state, with catastrophic consequences.
Brown University has joined the Advancing Robotics Technology for Societal Impact (ARTSI) Alliance to develop outreach programs and provide mentoring opportunities for African-American students in computer science and robotics. The program aims to create pathways for minority students to pursue graduate degrees in computer science.
The ARTSI Alliance will develop outreach programs and provide mentoring opportunities for underrepresented students in computer science and robotics. The alliance aims to address the shortage of diverse talent in these fields, with African-Americans currently making up only 4.8% of US computer scientists.
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Harvard University found that perceived neediness, rather than race, drives charitable giving to Hurricane Katrina victims. Within subgroups of whites, racial bias affects giving to blacks, while non-identifying whites give more to blacks.
A new project by Carnegie Mellon University aims to boost book digitization efforts by using reCAPTCHAs to correct OCR mistakes and improve internet security. The system, developed by Luis von Ahn, uses words from troublesome passages to replace artificially distorted letters and numbers in CAPTCHAs.
Computer scientists Steven Rudich and Alexander A. Razborov have made a significant contribution to the P vs. NP problem, a classic question in theoretical computer science that underlies the security of digital systems. Their work has implications for cryptography and electronic commerce.
A study by Carnegie Mellon psychologist Brooke Feeney found that providing support to a partner can lead to greater independence and healthy risk-taking in relationships. The 'dependency paradox' discovery has important applications for couples' counseling, according to Feeney.
Luis von Ahn, a Carnegie Mellon computer science assistant professor, has been awarded the $200,000 Microsoft New Faculty Fellowship. He will use the resources to develop new software and engage with Microsoft Research employees to further his research in human computation.
The HHMI Professors, 20 research scientists at 19 universities, will focus on engaging and effective approaches to undergraduate science education. They will develop new high-tech teaching tools, provide early research experiences, and mentor minorities to promote diversity in STEM fields.