Graduate Student Edition - Feb. 6, 2023
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This years Three Minute Thesis winners announced
Air quality, thermometers and virtual reality were all thesis topics presented during the annual competition, which asks graduate students to distill their research down to a three-minute presentation. Congratulations to winners Rob Streeter, Lexi Deal and Lydia Wagenknecht.
10 things to do this week: Take a dance class, visit the Volunteer Fair, more
This week brings trivia, a housing fair, the First Person Cinema showcase with Peter Burr, ski and snowboard maintenance, a cooking tutorial, Kongo and swing dance classes and more.
Environmental engineering on an icebreaker ship at the North Pole
Shelby Buckley has made the research trip of a lifetimestudying the impacts of climate change up close and personal on a five-week trip to the Arctic aboard an icebreaking ship.
Research in Your Backyard
Chinese spy balloon over the US: An aerospace expert explains
The U.S. military shot down what officials have called a Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4, 2023. Professor Iain Boyd explains how such balloons work and what they can see. Read it on The Conversation.
From the Vault
Tips to avoid your ex on social media this Valentines Day
Did you just see a Facebook memory of your ex from Valentines Day宇hree years ago, and now youre bummed泭or just annoyed? Blame the algorithms, says Anthony Pinter, a teaching assistant professor in 91勛圖厙's ATLAS Institute.
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