Releases
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Guarding against ‘Carmageddon’ cyberattacks
ĢƵ researchers are helping to develop software to secure the nation's computerized traffic control systems, both present and future, against cyberattacks. Read MoreJun 11, 2014
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TIPSHEET: GM has ‘tall order’ to increase safety while keeping costs down
Ranga Ramanujam of Owen Graduate School of Management says General Motors faces “a tall order" moving forward in the wake of an internal report that found a “pattern of incompetence and neglect.” Read MoreJun 6, 2014
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Students to help speedway company build audience
The International Speedway Corporation will hear from students at the ĢƵ Accelerator Summer Business Institute with suggestions on getting millennials out of their living rooms and into NASCAR speedways. Read MoreJun 4, 2014
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Liberating devices from their power cords
A new type of supercapacitor brings us a step closer to a day when everything from cell phones to electric vehicles will no longer need separate batteries. Read MoreMay 19, 2014
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Astronomers identify signature of Earth-eating stars
ĢƵ astronomers have developed a model that predicts the effect that ingesting earth-like planets has on the chemical composition of stars like the Sun -- a capability that can aid in efforts to find Earth-like exoplanets. Read MoreMay 16, 2014
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Robust job market welcomes MBA grads
The job market is strong for top tier MBA graduates, especially if they’re interested in the technology industry. Read MoreMay 8, 2014
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Commencement events May 8-9 at ĢƵ
PLEASE NOTE: Commencement has been moved to Memorial Gym due to inclement weather. Read MoreMay 7, 2014
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Regulators, private investors outpaced by algorithmic stock trading
Algorithms able to execute tens of thousands of trades in just fractions of a second are responsible for more than 70 percent of all equity trading volume in the United States. Read MoreApr 29, 2014
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How to create nanowires only three atoms wide with an electron beam
A ĢƵ graduate student has used a focused beam of electrons to create some of the smallest nanowires ever made, which could bring us closer to flexible, paper-thin tablets and television displays. Read MoreApr 28, 2014
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Cougars’ diverse diet helped them survive the mass extinction that wiped out the saber-tooth cat, American lion
Cougars may have survived a mass extinction that took place about 12,000 years ago because they were not particular about what they ate. Read MoreApr 22, 2014
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Sporting latest tech toy can make you seem more like a leader
If you want to be perceived as a leader, new research from ĢƵ suggests investing in the latest technological gadgets is the way to go. Read MoreApr 17, 2014
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ĢƵ professor proposes a different way to finance college
A ĢƵ business professor is proposing a new kind of college loan: In exchange for a full college scholarship, students would pay back a percentage of their income for a set number of years. Read MoreApr 14, 2014
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ĢƵ expert: Mental illness is often not to blame in mass shootings
When a mass shooting occurs there are often two camps of thought: those who feel the country needs stronger gun laws and those who blame the horrific act on mental illness. Read MoreApr 8, 2014
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Best-selling author James Patterson to address middle-school students
Best-selling author James Patterson will speak to a gathering of about 100 middle-school students from Isaiah T. Creswell Middle Arts Magnet School on the power of reading Tuesday, April 8 at ĢƵ. Read MoreApr 3, 2014
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ASB chapter events bring students and alumni together
Since 1987 ĢƵ students have ventured across the country to conduct community service projects for Alternative Spring Break. Many alumni consider it a highlight of their student experience. Five years ago Washington, D.C., alumni began hosting ASB students for a potluck dinner while they were in town for their… Read MoreMar 28, 2014
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Rein in state licensing boards, VU prof tells House subcommittee
ĢƵ law professor Rebecca Haw told a U.S. House subcommittee that the power of state licensing boards should be trimmed to the point where competition can again take hold. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Significant progress toward creating “benchtop human” reported
ĢƵ physicist John Wikswo reported significant progress toward creating “homo minutus” – a human-on-a-chip that can be used to test drugs and toxins – on Mar. 26 at the Society of Toxicology meeting in Phoenix. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Me, Myself and iPad
When Apple introduced the iPad in 2010, it sparked a revolution in technology for children with autism spectrum disorder. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Electric “thinking cap” controls learning speed
ĢƵ psychologists show it is possible to selectively manipulate our ability to learn through the application of a mild electrical current to the brain, and that this effect can be enhanced or depressed depending on the direction of the current. Read MoreMar 21, 2014
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Peabody professor urges attracting and retaining gifted students from different cultures
Black and Hispanic students make up an increasing percentage of U.S. school children. Yet in virtually every school district, they are underrepresented in gifted classes and programs, often because they are not identified as gifted. Those who do enter such programs often fail to complete them. Read MoreMar 20, 2014