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University of Iowa researchers have won $1.2 million from NASA to study the effects of the hazardous radiation environment around the Earth generated by the supersonic, heated wind from the sun.

UF ISE Alum Breaks Down Career Barriers with Motivation from Those Closest to Her The road to success isn’t always easy, but Consuela Smith finds inspiration in the little things to continue to strive for greatness. Whether it’s comforting words from family or finding ways to give back to her community, she continues to accomplish her goals while motivating others around her to accomplish theirs. Smith (MSISE ’11) is currently a Senior Engineering Manager at L3Harris Technologies, where s...

The 100-Day Supply Chain Review, Part 1: Addressing Risks In this 5-part series, industry experts detail the current risk areas in today’s U.S. supply chains, how to address these issues, the impact on U.S. imports/exports, downfalls of this 100-day review and what it means for the future of supply chains. March 17, 2021 AdobeStock_182350781 On Feb. 24, President Joe Biden signed an executive order, enforcing a 100-day review on all U.S. supply chains. This includes identifying risks for cer...

By   Riad Kahwaji on March 17, 2021 at 1:49 PM The versatile JAIS range of armored vehicles is produced by NIMR in the United Arab Emirates Dubai – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Army, like other militaries worldwide, is seeking solutions to the challenge of ensuring that its troops have unobstructed access to electrical power while on the move or deployed in remote areas. The On-Board Vehicle Power (OBVP) could provide the answer to the problem. The Leonardo DRS and Allison Transmission O...

“This year’s crop of Make with Ada projects included outstanding contributions that took advantage of Ada’s unique capabilities to help programmers deliver high-quality software,” said Bill Wong, co-judge and Senior Technology Editor at Electronic Design. “Projects touched upon almost every aspect of embedded applications, including drone software, showing that Ada and SPARK are applicable everywhere.” “We were pleased to see more student submissions this year,” said Fabien Chou...

Child seeking treatment at a Guinea worm case containment center. Image credit: UNICEF. Public health efforts almost eradicated Guinea worm disease in humans. However, a few years ago, researchers realized the disease had become prevalent in dogs – and could cross back over into human populations. To prevent the disease from roaring back, researchers are now developing computational models they can use to drive down disease occurrence in man’s best friend. “We’ve been developing models ...

The world isn’t standing still, and neither is Allstate. We’re moving quickly, looking across our businesses and brands and taking bold steps to better serve customers’ evolving needs. That’s why now is an exciting time to join our team. As a leader in a corporation with 83,000 employees and agency force members, you’ll have a hand in transforming not only Allstate but a dynamic industry. You’ll have opportunities to take risks, challenge the status quo and shape the...

 E-Mail IMAGE: A new $7.5 million Department of Defense grant is seeking to build a super camera that combines multiple metasurfaces that together can extract almost every bit of information that light... view more  Credit: Mark Brongersma, Stanford DURHAM, N.C. - Engineers at Duke University are leading a nationwide effort to develop a camera that takes pictures worth not just a thousand words, but an entire encyclopedia. Funded by a five-year, $7.5 million grant through the Departm...

Diagnosis The little girl was diagnosed with Aspergers syndrome at the age of three, after her mother, Nallely Sánchez, noticed that her daughter behaved differently from other children her age. Adhara "played with blocks, placing them all in rows, ate in the periquera and always rocked, and could spend hours and hours like that," according to the interview conducted by Infobae with the girls mother. A year later, the doctors detected that the little girl had Aspergers syndrome, which is incl...

Wellness Workdays Announces 2021 Best Wellness Employer Awards Share Article Wellness Workdays, a leading provider of corporate wellness programs, announces that 17 organizations achieved Best Wellness Employer gold certification The pandemic has highlighted how critical employee well-being is to an organization’s ability to thrive during challenging times. A certified wellness program can build a stronger, more resilient workforce that is productive, healthy and engaged. ...