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We are most familiar with the four conventional phases of matter: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Changes between two phases, known as phase transitions, are marked by abrupt changes in material properties such as density. In recent decades a wide body of physics research has been devoted to discovering new unconventional phases of matter, which typically emerge at ultra-low temperatures or in specially-structured materials. Exotic topological phases exhibit properties that can only change in a quantized (step-wise) manner, making them intrinsically robust against impurities and defects.
Bioengineering professor Kevin K. âKitâ Parker wrote in a statement to The Crimson Thursday that he plans to teach a course on data analysis and policing strategy in fall 2021, despite cancelling the course this semester after student backlash.
In the statement, Parker â a professor at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences â said he is continuing the research that he planned to conduct in the class on the Springfield, Mass. police department, and criticized Harvard students who pushed for the courseâs cancellation in late January.
Parkerâs course Engineering Sciences 298R: âData Fusion in Complex Systems: A Case Studyâ would have enabled SEAS graduate students to use data analytics to study how the Springfield Police Department deploys Counter-Criminal Continuum policing, or C3 â a law enforcement strategy â in the cityâs North End neighborhood. C3 was developed by a friend of Parkerâs and is based on Unit
If COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up as promised in the next few months, half of all adults in Michigan could be fully vaccinated by the end of May, the
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The millions of people affected by 2020’s record-breaking and deadly fire season can attest to the fact that wildfire hazards are increasing across western North America. Both climate change and forest management have been blamed, but the relative influence of these drivers is still heavily debated. The results of a recent study show that in some ecosystems, human-caused