Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs. Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community? E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu , or use our online submission form . Department of Astronomy and…

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It took 40 years for technology to catch up to this zipper design

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Building useful quantum computers ‘in our direct line of sight’

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Faculty and Staff Briefs: April 2026

Florida State University’s distinguished faculty are central to the mission of the university. Faculty excellence in scholarship, research, and creative activity is critical to the quality of student learning and makes…

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Unlocking mysteries of the universe through math

GPS navigation, cryptography, quantum computing — while some of humankind’s greatest advancements have been invented by pioneers from various cultures, they were founded upon one common grammar: mathematics.…

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How State Policy Can Help Teachers Use AI Well

When sixth-grade teacher Sally Hubbard noticed math participation slipping in her Sacramento classroom, she tried everything she knew: small groups, new programs, varied activities. Nothing fully reversed the trend.…

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Harvard Gazette·higher-ed

At the heart of the Science and Engineering Complex, a library named for a trailblazing alumna

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The hidden structure behind a widely used class of materials

Materials called relaxor ferroelectrics have been used for decades in technologies like ultrasounds, microphones, and sonar systems. Their unique properties come from their atomic structure, but that structure has…

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A materials scientist’s playground

Scientists and engineers around the world are working to improve quantum bits, or qubits, the minuscule building blocks of the quantum computer. Qubits are incredibly sensitive, making it easy for errors to be…

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Solving the “Whac-a-mole dilemma”: A smarter way to debias AI vision models

In today’s hospitals and clinics, a dermatologist may use an artificial intelligence model for classifying skin lesions to assess if the lesion is at risk of developing into a cancer or if it is benign. But if the model…

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UT Austin News·higher-ed

UT Computer Scientist Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Scott Aaronson, a renowned quantum computing expert, joins the country’s most prestigious scientific organization. The post UT Computer Scientist Elected to National Academy of Sciences appeared first on UT Austin News…

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MIT News·higher-ed

The MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab launches to shape the future of AI and quantum computing

The following is a joint announcement by the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and IBM. IBM and MIT today announced the launch of the MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab, advancing their long-standing collaboration to…

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University of Washington News·higher-ed

BikeButler map creates personalized routes for riders based on preferences like speed limits and road conditions

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2026 Research and Creative Activity Awards

NAU Award for Most Significant Research/Scholarly Work Laura Gray-Rosendale , professor, Department of English. Gray-Rosendale conceptualized and co-edited “Basic Writing in the 21st Century,” the first comprehensive,…

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UW-Madison News·higher-ed

UW–Madison names Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau founding dean of College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, announces major investment in college’s launch

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Georgia Tech News·edtech

Transformer Explainer Shows How AI is More Math Than Human

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New Study Shows Explainability is a Must for Older Adults to Trust AI

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Georgia Tech Uses Computing and Engineering Methods to Shift Neuroscience Paradigms

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Zoo Atlanta Elephants Embrace New GT-Designed Interactive Enrichment Wall

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A faster way to estimate AI power consumption

Due to the explosive growth of artificial intelligence, it is estimated that data centers will consume up to 12 percent of total U.S. electricity by 2028 , according to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.…

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It took 40 years for technology to catch up to this zipper design

Building useful quantum computers ‘in our direct line of sight’

Faculty and Staff Briefs: April 2026

Unlocking mysteries of the universe through math

How State Policy Can Help Teachers Use AI Well

At the heart of the Science and Engineering Complex, a library named for a trailblazing alumna

The hidden structure behind a widely used class of materials

A materials scientist’s playground

Solving the “Whac-a-mole dilemma”: A smarter way to debias AI vision models

UT Computer Scientist Elected to National Academy of Sciences

The MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab launches to shape the future of AI and quantum computing

BikeButler map creates personalized routes for riders based on preferences like speed limits and road conditions

2026 Research and Creative Activity Awards

UW–Madison names Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau founding dean of College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, announces major investment in college’s launch

Transformer Explainer Shows How AI is More Math Than Human

New Study Shows Explainability is a Must for Older Adults to Trust AI

Georgia Tech Uses Computing and Engineering Methods to Shift Neuroscience Paradigms

Zoo Atlanta Elephants Embrace New GT-Designed Interactive Enrichment Wall

A faster way to estimate AI power consumption

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