May 05, 2021 09:17 AM EDT
Our feline friends definitely surprised us with their cleverness - they can get things, navigate obstacles that seem impossible to navigate, open doors, and even understand primary instructions (when they want to, anyway).
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Visual Illusion
But sometimes they can be amusingly silly. Any cat enthusiast is used to their quirks, such as seemingly unending joy at throwing things off tables, and an inborn fondness for sitting in spaces that are enclosed.
The last-mentioned can be applicable even if that space is a two-dimensional outline of a square on the ground. In a pleasant citizen science study carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists made use of cats desire to sit in enclosed spaces to carry out a test on how their little minds sense a visual illusion.
CSCU
After a six month search, the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Board of Regents on Friday appointed Terrence Cheng, a UConn administrator, to serve as the system’s new president.
Cheng, who is currently the director of the University of Connecticut’s Stamford campus and an English professor there, will oversee a CSCU system that serves more than 72,000 students attending the state’s 12 community colleges, four regional universities and Charter Oak State College.
“From the advanced manufacturing technology centers that help make Connecticut a leader in defense and aerospace, to the full spectrum of healthcare programs that help prepare leaders and practitioners to handle the next pandemic, to the strong liberal arts foundations that open students’ minds and challenge them to think differently, our public colleges and universities have it all,” Cheng said in a statement. “I look forward to working closely with CSCU’s amazing faculty and staff to s
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Terrence Cheng will be CSCU’s new president.
After a six month search, the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Board of Regents on Friday appointed Terrence Cheng, a UConn administrator, to serve as the system’s new president.
Cheng, who is currently the director of the University of Connecticut’s Stamford campus and an English professor there, will oversee a CSCU system that serves more than 72,000 students attending the state’s 12 community colleges, four regional universities and Charter Oak State College.
“From the advanced manufacturing technology centers that help make Connecticut a leader in defense and aerospace, to the full spectrum of healthcare programs that help prepare leaders and practitioners to handle the next pandemic, to the strong liberal arts foundations that open students’ minds and challenge them to think differently, our public colleges and universities have it all,” Cheng said in a statement. “I look forward to working closely with C