A group of fourth-year University of Alberta economics majors has won a national competition on monetary policy held by the Bank of Canada.
The bank’s annual Governor’s Challenge requires competitors…
MOLINE, IL - - Western Illinois University School of Engineering Director William Pratt has been selected to receive the Quad City Engineering and Science Council (QCESC) 2021 Lifetime Achievement Aw…
Read moreA neuroscientist at the University of Alberta has received a Sloan Research Fellowship in recognition of her innovative work in lipid biology using medical imaging techniques that could shed new lig…
Read moreMACOMB, IL – A Western Illinois University dance instructor has been invited to dance "Spanish Dance," in celebration of the life of internationally-known dancer Daniel Nagrin.
WIU Dance Ins…
Shafi Goldwasser named laureate for North America L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards.Shafi Goldwasser, the RSA Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at MIT, a co-lea…
Read moreWestern Illinois University alumnus research on "mad honey."
MACOMB, IL -- A Western Illinois University alumnus is being recognized for his published research on the phenomenon known in Ne…
a new way of teaching
When the coronavirus caused the country to close down in spring 2020, a whole new way of teaching was opened up. At DTU Energy, a group of master’s and PhD students were meant to…
JFD fosters collaborations between Africa-based young professors and EPFL professors on projects addressing African and global challenges. The six research projects will develop and deploy innovativ…
Read moreA recent assessment of EPFL’s digital-technology carbon footprint found that the use of computer equipment by staff and students accounts for 25% of the School’s total greenhouse gas emissions. That…
Read moreThe Japan Prize Foundation has named MIT Professor Robert Weinberg as one of the recipients of its 2021 awards in the category of Medical Science and Medicinal Science, citing Weinberg’s contribution…
Read moreResearchers from theAntimicrobial Resistance(AMR) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) atSingapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology(SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, and Nanya…
Read moreFindings could lead to better treatments for cardiovascular disease—the second leading cause of death in Canada.
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Chemistry professor Chris Cairo co-led a study that identified a new me…
By Adrianna MacPhersonNew research at the University of Alberta has revealed a way to increase the sensitivity to immunotherapy of a rare type of cells within a tumour that are responsible for treatm…
Read moreMACOMB, IL – Restrictions in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic have forced the cancellation of the annual performance of "The Vagina Monologues" at Western Illinois University; however…
Read moreMACOMB, IL -- The Macomb Park District, the Center for Youth and Family Solutions (CYFS), and students in the Western Illinois University Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration (RP…
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