Category: Technology
-
Timand Bates, Bard College – Students Want a Liberal Arts Global Classroom Online
Online learning is becoming the norm after the pandemic. Timand Bates, visiting professor of education at Bard College, discusses how it can affect student learning. Timand is currently Program Manager of the Open Society University Network’s Online Courses. He is also a Visiting Professor for the Bard College Prison Initiative and for the Institute of…
-
Thomas Mennella, Western New England University – Student Perceptions of ChatGPT
ChatGPT is here, so how do students feel about it? Thomas Mennella, associate professor of biology at Western New England University, finds out the answer. An instructor and professor in higher education for over fifteen years, Tom was an early-adopter of the flipped classroom format and is intimately involved in active learning and innovating in…
-
Alex Townsend, Cornell University – Scientifically-Minded Artificial Intelligence
On Cornell University Week: A.I. is also coming to science labs. Alex Townsend, associate professor in the mathematics department, examines the benefits for scientific discovery. Alex Townsend is an Associate Professor at Cornell University in the Mathematics Department. His research is in Applied Mathematics and most recently focuses on developing machines to learn partial differential…
-
Lingyao Yuan, Iowa State University – Working with Digital Humans
Would you be comfortable interacting with a digital human? Lingyao Yuan, assistant professor in the department of information system and business analytics at Iowa State University, looks into this question. LINGYAO (IVY) YUAN is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics at the Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business…
-
Kimia Ghobadi, Johns Hopkins University – One Size Doesn’t Fit All: An AI Approach to Healthier Eating
A.I. has been getting mixed press lately, but can it help us become healthier? Kimia Ghobadi, John C. Malone assistant professor in the department of civil and systems engineering at Johns Hopkins University, considers algorithms and diets. Kimia Ghobadi is a John C. Malone Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering at…
-
Oladele Ogunseitan, University of California, Irvine – Disentangling the Worldwide Web of E-Waste and Climate Change
E-waste is a climate change issue. Oladele Ogunseitan, professor in the department of population health and disease prevention at the University of California, Irvine, looks into combating this. Oladele (Dele) Ogunseitan holds the University of California Presidential Chair at Irvine where he served for more than a decade as Professor and Founding Chair of the…
-
Shayla Sawyer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Improving Biosensors for Ecological Monitoring
On Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: Shayla Sawyer, professor of electrical, computer, and systems engineering, explores a metal-breathing bacterium dramatically improves biosensors for aquatic ecosystems Shayla Sawyer is a professor in the Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Her Nano-Bio Optoelectronics research program expands the fundamental understanding, engineering processes, and potential applications…
-
Aparna Gupta, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – The Future of Fintech
On Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: Technology can be used to tackle climate change. Aparna Gupta, professor of quantitative finance at Rensselaer Polytechnic institute, examines this. Aparna Gupta is a professor of quantitative finance and co-director of the NSF IUCRC Center for Research toward Advancing Financial Technologies (CRAFT) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Gupta also serves…
-
Melissa Huey, New York Institute of Technology – The Psychological Impact of Smartphones in the College Classroom
Smartphones are everywhere, including the classroom. Melissa Huey, assistant professor of behavioral sciences at the New York Institute of Technology, examines how it affects students. Melissa Huey, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of behavioral sciences at New York Institute of Technology. Huey’s research interests are twofold. The first area focuses on parenting and the impact…
-
Rahim Esfandyar-Pour, University of California, Irvine – A Health Monitoring Wearable Operates Without a Battery
Removing batteries from wearable tech can open it up to more people. Rahim Esfandyar-Pour, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science and biomedical engineering at the University of California, Irvine, explores how to do so. Rahim Esfandyar-Pour received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2010 and 2014. He is currently…