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Roberto Contes latest photography series explores Madrids brutalist architecture to draw attention to a style not usually associated with the Spanish capital. The photographer, whose work often depicts concrete modernist and brutalist buildings, captured a selection of Madrileño brutalism that includes the Torres Blancas by Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oíz and a Le Corbusier-informed church by Cecilio Sanchez-Robles Taríns. Top image: the Cultural Heritage Institute of Spain. Above: the Bea...

Updated on February 24, 2021 at 1:02 pm EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/AFP via Getty Images Florida International University has received a grant from the James L. Knight Foundation in order to enhance the schools resources for students seeking to join the tech industry. The $10 million gift will go to FIUs School of Computing and Information Sciences, a press release said, with the goal of developing "technical talent at scale to meet the demands of industry and Miamians seeking to advance their skills....

Florida International University Search February 24, 2021 at 9:00am Building on South Florida’s momentum around technology and entrepreneurship, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has made a $10 million gift to FIU’s School of Computing and Information Sciences to develop technical talent at scale to meet the demands of industry and Miamians seeking to advance their tech skills.   The investment will catalyze the development of the local tech ecosystem by attracting top faculty res...

French President Emmanuel Macron detailing France’s Quantum Strategy in Paris-Saclay (Source: L’Elysée) Ranging from the winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics Albert Fert and Serge Haroche,1 who developed spintronics and cavity quantum electrodynamics,2 to CNRS Gold Medallist Alain Aspects pioneering research on quantum entanglement and the quantum simulators developed by the digital transformation company Atos, France has recognised expertise in the field of quantum technology, and inte...

Penn State is one of the first college campuses in the United States to offer a coronavirus course in spring 2021 titled "Skills to Obstruct Pandemics," with the curriculum based on a book. Frank Ritter, Penn State professor and co-author of the book, will be instructing the course offered through the College of Information Sciences and Technology. "We hope students in the class and readers of the book walk away with a better understanding of why and how certain health directives are establishe...

Zero-day attacks can overwhelm traditional defenses, costing organizations money and resources A machine learning algorithm may give organizations a powerful and cost-effective tool for defending against attacks on vulnerable computer networks and cyber-infrastructure, often called zero-day attacks, according to researchers. Image: Pixahive Machine learning algorithm may be the key to timely, inexpensive cyber-defense Matt Swayne February 03, 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Attacks on vulnerable ...

Monday, Feb. 22 3 p.m. — Penn State School of Visual Arts’ John M. Anderson Endowed Lecture Series “Following the Line” will host Adébayo Bolaji, a “multi-disciplinary artist.” Anyone looking to attend the series must register here. 4 p.m. — The CEO for the Americans at Lightsource bp Kevin Smith will present “EarthTalks: Lightsource bp CEO Kevin Smith.” The presentation will discuss “the future of solar power” along with its partnership...

UpdatedSat, Feb 20, 2021 at 9:46 pm CT Reply University of Alabama associate professor George Daniels was recently named the winner of the $2,500 Gene Burd Award for Research in Urban Journalism Studies. (University of Alabama) TUSCALOOSA, AL — Longtime University of Alabama educator George Daniels, an associate professor in the schools College of Communication & Information Sciences, was recently honored for his research project that focused on Black-owned newspapers and their impacts in th...

The tech that drives THON THON Weekend will be held primarily virtually for the first time in its nearly 50-year history, making the committee that plans and manages technology for THON more essential than ever. Image: Penn State The tech that drives THON Emma Riglin February 16, 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The roar of a huge crowd. Speakers blasting the music to the line dance. Thousands of people in bright colors dancing at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn States University Park campus. Thes...

UW startup DataChat democratizes data science From February through June, we will highlight the ways that UW–Madison powers the state’s economy through research and innovation, educates the next generation and reaches out to Wisconsinites to improve their lives. February’s theme is Economic Prosperity. Watch for more at #CantStopABadger and #UWimpact on social media. Your support can help us continue this work.  DataChat, the fourth tech startup from University of Wisconsin–Madison c...