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Baker-Polito Administration awards $700k, PrimaLoft gives $450K in public-private investment to boost new marine tech research facility for the South Coast
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Associate Professor Shakhnoza Kayumova and doctoral students presented research on teaching and learning best practices for students
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The latest virtual Corsair Chat will feature Professor Brian Glyn Williams, who will highlight the story of Afghanistan based on his extensive travels in the country and reports from people currently under Taliban rule
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The Class of 2020 and 2021 student speakers to inspire their fellow graduates with their personal stories and different experiences that led to their success
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Faculty members Chandra Orrill, Shakhnoza Kayumova, and Ramprasad Balasubramanian to present “Computational Thinking Counts in Elementary Grades”
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The project, led by Associate Professor Anthony Arrigo, will explore the history of the Hoover Dam using virtual reality
Associate Professor of Biology worked with the Boston Lyric Opera to hold a pandemic performance
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Professor Sigal Gottlieb and Professor Gaurav Khanna awarded opportunity to Oak Ridge National Lab's Summit supercomputer
Professor Sigal Gottlieb recognized for promoting the success of women in mathematical and computational sciences
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Listening to the cosmos unveils interesting results