Avideh Zakhor: The brains behind Google Earth and Street View
For one of Silicon Valley's most important inventions, we can thank Avideh Zakhor, creator of the technology that brought us Google Earth and Street View.
Business
May 26, 2017
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Plan to turn farm waste into paper earns students $15,000
Johns Hopkins engineering students won $15,000 in a national competition for adapting a traditional Korean paper-making technique into a low-tech method that impoverished villagers can use to make paper for their children's ...
Engineering
Nov 12, 2012
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Microsoft expands ad-free Bing search for schools
Microsoft is expanding a program that gives schools the ability to prevent ads from appearing in search results when they use its Bing search engine. The program, launched in a pilot program earlier this year, is now available ...
Software
Apr 23, 2014
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Microsoft unveils ad-free Bing search for schools
Microsoft said Monday it would offer an advertising-free version of its Bing search engine for schools, which also includes extra privacy and filtering of adult content.
Internet
Jun 24, 2013
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Civil engineers find link between hospitals and schools key to community resilience
Health care and education systems are two main pillars of a community's stability. How well and how quickly a community recovers following a natural disaster depends on the resilience of these essential social services.
Social Sciences
Feb 5, 2021
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RIT engineering team designs online math and science activities for K-12 community
What teacher has not heard students challenge, "Why do I need math? Why am I learning this? I'm never going to use it."
Social Sciences
Jun 9, 2014
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How to meet student body diversity goals while still giving parents a say in where their child goes to school
All parents want their children to get the best education possible, so how do school districts allow parents/guardians to have a say in where their child goes to school while still meeting diversity goals for the student ...
Education
Sep 3, 2019
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New report offers roadmap for success in K-12 STEM education
From educators to leaders in industry, there is broad agreement that U.S. schools have a crucial challenge in improving teaching and learning in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) among students from kindergarten ...
Social Sciences
Jun 28, 2011
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Chemical engineer develops styrene-free bio-renewable resins
Research at Michigan State University is developing new styrene-free bio renewable resins with broad applicability in the construction of countertops, bathroom fixtures, windmill blades, and boats.
Materials Science
Jul 14, 2020
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Harvard gets biggest gift ever: $400M from Wall Street alum
Harvard has received its biggest gift in school history—a $400 million donation from Wall Street hedge fund billionaire and alumnus John Paulson, the university said Wednesday.
Other
Jun 3, 2015
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