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Robotic Fish to Analyse Port Pollution
Researchers at the University of Essex have been awarded a share of £2.5 million to develop robotic fish that analyse and monitor pollution in a port.
Metropolitan State College of Denver
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Students learn the art of designing for social change
Seven Metro State communication design students recently completed a nine-week summer project mentoring more than 15 underserved high school students, helping them turn their thoughts into art.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
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Make my own car - an impossible dream comes true
The first Hong Kong-developed electric car mycar finally hits city's road...
“Make my own car” – an impossible dream comes true, right here in Hong Kong. mycar, a two-seater micro car that is affordable and all-electric, is the first zero-emission vehicle created from the ground up by talented minds in Hong Kong. The battery-driven mycar can be charged from conventional household wall socket.
University of South Carolina
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Innovations at SC
Some just talk about clean energy, but we're making it work at the University of South Carolina. A hydrogen fuel cell-powered scoreboard at our new baseball stadium, a clean-burning biomass plant to make steam and electricity, and the nation's only National Science Foundation-sponsored center for fuel cell research are just a few examples.
Hofstra University
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A New Medical School
Hofstra University has partnered with one of the nation's largest hospital systems to establish a new medical school on the Hofstra campus in Hempstead, New York. The new medical school plans to offer an MD degree program beginning in fall 2011, subject to receiving preliminary accreditation from the Liaison Committee for Medical Education and state approval.
Northeastern University
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Enhancing Student Outcomes Through Experiential Learning
Northeastern University adopted experiential learning nearly a century ago, with the emergence of Cooperative Education. The long-standing success of this program is rooted in a broader educational philosophy that integrates study and practice. Northeastern students and alumni point to the value of the experiential model in shaping their search for fulfilling careers and the clear success of this model in placing graduates.
University of Akron
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Experience the World Through Your Own Eyes
By exposing a diverse group of students first-hand to great innovators, practical challenges and integrative learning programs across disciplines, The University of Akron plants seeds of creativity and entrepreneurship. UA students become heirs not only to the knowledge they've gained in the classroom, but also to a fundamentally different way of thinking that applies to, and matures in, a variety of life and workplace experiences.
- A Few Degrees Above Normal
- At the Heart of the Economy
DePaul University
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Real-world strategies for lawyers
The College of Law's Litigation Laboratory is the brainchild of Michael Panter, recently appointed associate judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County. An experienced trial lawyer and a 1978 graduate of the law school, Panter designed and launched the class in 2008 while serving as an instructor in the Law School to reach beyond legal theory and allow lawyers and law students to collaborate on a live case.
