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Winter officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere on Dec. 21 with the winter solstice, the day with the least amount of possible daylight and the longest night.

We often think of technology when we think of innovation. This erroneous view that innovation is limited to scientists and engineers developing and commercialising widgets must be challenged, says the Assistant Dean for Research in the Wits Faculty of Humanities, Dr Nicole De Wet-Billings.

Plus, LA Clippers owners Steve and Connie Ballmer Commit $425 million for children’s behavioral and mental health, and three other universities and Mercy Ships all land big gifts.

Michigan State University has received a $17 million gift from alumnus Martin J. Vanderploeg that will create a signature program.

Creative new medical uses of virtual and augmented reality technology were on display at an open-house on medical mixed reality technologies, held in December at the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute.

Understanding the Unthinkable In the night of 14 April 1912, the unthinkable happened. The mightiest ship afloat, the brand new White Star Line ship Titanic, was on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York. The ship was advertised as unsinkable. And, if unsinkable, why should there be adequate lifeboats for all of the passengers and crew? The ship departed from Southampton on 10 April. Less than five days later, it was at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. More than 1,500 people...

By Rachel Brownell, ISU CEE Engineering Student | December 21, 2020 POCATELLO – The Structural Laboratory (SLAB) within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Idaho State University received approximately $250,000 in upgrades and new equipment this year, including a new Visualization Laboratory. The labs offer the chance for many undergraduate and graduate students to apply their knowledge from the classroom toward groundbreaking research in civil engineering and multi-disci...

By Rachel Brownell, ISU CEE Engineering Student | December 21, 2020 POCATELLO – The Structural Laboratory (SLAB) within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Idaho State University received approximately $250,000 in upgrades and new equipment this year, including a new Visualization Laboratory. The labs offer the chance for many undergraduate and graduate students to apply their knowledge from the classroom toward groundbreaking research in civil engineering and multi-disci...