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We graciously thank The Brinson Foundation for their generous sponsorship of the C2ST Science Communication Internship in 2021-2024. As a result, an incredibly talented group of diverse STEM undergraduate and graduate scholars at area colleges and universities researched and developed over 100 blogs.* Enjoy-If you like, please share!
*As of 10.25.24
With extreme weather events, flooding, drought, and habitat fragmentation on the rise, will our trees be able to weather the storm? What will our parks, preserves, and urban landscapes look like in 50 or 100 years? Continue reading “The Future of Trees: Hope in a Changing Climate”
C2ST and ARCS Foundation, Illinois Chapter are proud to present an evening with Bridget Coughlin, president and CEO of the Shedd Aquarium, as she discusses the need for science today: Continue reading “Science is a Verb. We Must Get Sciencing. The World Requires It!”
By Robert Kriss
Sarah at five years-old was experiencing twenty-five seizures a day. Her doctors had started to treat her with one drug, but when that did not work, they tried another, and another and another. Sarah was taking four different drugs each day and still the seizures continued. These drugs had worked for some people, but not for Sarah.
Continue reading “Precision Medicine: Using Computer Code To Analyze Genetic Code”
By Jeff McMahon, Opinion, Forbes
Originally published at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2018/04/08/your-local-farmer-will-replace-the-oil-and-electric-companies-if-a-purdue-prof-gets-his-way/#5b877e0667bd
Purdue researcher Rakesh Agrawal is leading work to develop solar cells that do not obstruct the light needed for crops to grow.
A Purdue University professor is developing a way for farmers to capture solar energy without blocking the sunlight their crops need.
The solar collectors being developed by Chemical Engineering Professor Rakesh Agrawal and his colleagues would capture infrared radiation for energy production while letting visible light pass through to crops.
Chicago Council on Science and Technology and ARCS Foundation, Illinois Chapter present
Science is a verb. We must get sciencing. The world requires it! Continue reading “Science is a verb. We must get sciencing. The world requires it!”
Challenges and Opportunities in an Emerging Solar Economy
Presented by Chicago Council on Science, IIT Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER), and Armour College of Engineering Departments of: Chemical and Biological Engineering; Civil and Architectural Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering; and Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering Continue reading “Challenges and Opportunities in an Emerging Solar Economy”
