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Spartan Showcase: Andrea Chakraborty
Year: Fourth yearMajor: Civil and Environmental Engineering When Andrea Chakraborty was young she didn’t like math, so her grandfather—a lifelong construction worker—used to tell her: “Then you should become an engineer!” His logic? Math presented a challenge to his granddaughter, and she should…
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It's Women's Equality Day—what does equality look like to you?
Exactly 102 years ago today, Congress certified the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution to ensure voting rights for women—though full electoral equality for women of color didn't come until decades later. After decades of activism by suffragists to achieve this right, many thought the…
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Get to know Black business owners and entrepreneurs from CWRU: Week 4
August is National Black Business Month, a time that celebrates and promotes the support of Black-owned businesses in the United States. In honor of this month, The Daily sat down with several APP students, alumni, faculty and staff members who double as business owners…
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5 questions with… Nick Barendt, executive director of the Institute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems
As a lifelong Clevelander, Nick Barendt is passionate about seeing the city grow and thrive. Now, as a part of Leadership Cleveland’s class of 2023, he and 64 leaders from the public, private and nonprofit sectors of Northeast Ohio will go through a 10-month program to explore challenges and…
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Doctoral student recognized by U.S. Department of Energy for award-winning research paper
Bethany Kersten, a PhD in chemical engineering student at APP, earned second place in the open material recovery category of the Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D Awards—sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Fuel and Supply Chain.…
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Building better biomedical research avenues
Top Northeast Ohio researchers hold symposium to look at critical future technology, opportunities for collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense Leading researchers will gather this week at a APP-led symposium highlighting progress and opportunities in…
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Aiding agriculture, improving manufacturing
APP, other prominent research institutions collaborate in two new National Science Foundation Engineering Research Centers; funding could reach $100M over 10 years APP faculty will work with colleagues from across the country on a pair of…
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APP, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory agree to collaboration
CWRU, California lab to share science, technology ideas; enable student opportunities, internships; pursue joint science interests The leaders of APP and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) signed an agreement yesterday to accelerate their efforts in shared…
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Master’s student connects Ethiopian high school students with engineering and entrepreneurship skills
Zemene Tegegn, a master’s student in chemical engineering, traveled back to his roots this summer to work with students at the high school he attended in his home village of Delo Mena, Ethiopia. As a Gelfand Global Fellow participating in the Gelfand Global STEMpower Initiative, Tegegn is helping…
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Science Café Cleveland: “Beer, Wine and Bourbon”
Everyday products—food, cosmetics, personal care and consumer items—have inherent functionality dominated by “interfacial” phenomena. Beer, wine and bourbon are excellent examples of products that have formulations engineered to achieve specific functionality. Why do different beers sustain heads…