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Berkeley engineers send 3D printer into space

The Berkeley Blog

The post Berkeley engineers send 3D printer into space appeared first on Berkeley News. The next-generation microgravity printer — dubbed SpaceCAL — could help astronauts fabricate spare parts on the fly.

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Learning Engineering: New Profession or Transformational Process?

Campus Technology

Learning engineering combines theories from the learning sciences with problem-solving approaches from engineering, to create a process that can transform research results into learning action. Here, Ellen Wagner guides an exploration of this transformational process.

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These public colleges and MSIs are powerful economic engines

University Business

Low-key public colleges and minority-serving institutions, commonly known as MSIs, are serving as strong engines for economic mobility for the average American, according to new data by Third Way, a center-left think tank focused on improving learner outcomes. 66% California State University-Dominguez Hills $55,181 $38,446 0.72

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OpenAI Unveils SearchGPT AI-Powered Search Engine

Campus Technology

OpenAI has introduced SearchGPT, a new AI-powered search engine designed to access information from across the internet in real time. The much-anticipated prototype will provide more organized and meaningful search results by summarizing and contextualizing information rather than returning lists of links.

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The Genesis of a Research Agenda on Black Males in Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This group, smaller in number, comprised almost exclusively Black and brown graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. That early intellectual curiosity was the impetus for my brand-new “Black Males in Engineering” (BME) project. Even more, I wondered, “What are they retaining each other from?”

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NASA Awards University of Houston $1.2 Million to Strengthen Diversity in STEM and Aerospace Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million to grow diversity initiatives in STEM and aerospace-related engineering fields and address barriers to access and success for historically underserved and underrepresented students. Henderson, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at UH and the project’s principal investigator.

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Can engineered plants help make baby formula as nutritious as breast milk?

The Berkeley Blog

The post Can engineered plants help make baby formula as nutritious as breast milk? Human breast milk contains a unique blend of prebiotic sugars that are tricky to replicate in commercial infant formula. New research shows that plants may be the perfect manufacturers. appeared first on Berkeley News.