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Four from MIT awarded National Medals of Technology, Science
The White House honored four MIT affiliates today with the nation’s highest awards for scientists and innovators. At a ceremony today, President Joe Biden announced the recipients of this year’s National Medals of Technology and Innovation and National Medals of Science. James Fujimoto ’79, SM ’81, PhD ’84, the Elihu Thomson Professor in Electrical Engineering…
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LIVE: President Biden awards National Medals to high achievers in science and technology
WASHINGTON – President Biden will host a ceremony at 11:30 a.m. in the East Room to award National Medals to high achievers in the fields of science and technology. Press play above to watch the ceremony live
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Goddard Engineers Improve NASA Lidar Tech for Exploration, Navigation
Lidar technology improvements will help NASA scientists and explorers with remote sensing and surveying, mapping, 3D-image scanning, hazard detection and avoidance, and navigation. Like a sonar using light instead of sound, lidar technology increasingly helps NASA scientists and explorers with remote sensing and surveying, mapping, 3D-image scanning, hazard detection and avoidance, and navigation. Cutting edge…
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NIH immunotherapy pioneer Steven Rosenberg awarded nation’s highest
Media Advisory Tuesday, October 24, 2023 What Immunotherapy pioneer Steven A. Rosenberg, M.D., Ph.D., has been awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation by President Biden. It is the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement. Dr. Rosenberg is chief of the Surgery Branch at the Center for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute,…
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Notre Dame to lead Midwest wireless technology consortium planning, partner on life sciences hub
The U.S. Department of Commerce and its Economic Development Administration (EDA) on Monday recognized two University of Notre Dame programs with a development grant and a Tech Hub designation. The announcements are the first phase of a nationwide economic development initiative designed to drive regional innovation and job creation. The University was awarded a Strategy…
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Missing elders: How technology can help authorities locate wanderers with dementia
Home technology helped locate 80-year-old Margaret Gallaway who went missing for nearly seven days last week, but no system is perfect for keeping dementia patients safe, according to officials at Alzheimer’s disease organizations. Data shows one in 10 people with dementia wander from their home, some frequently. Doorbell video helped authorities locate Gallaway Sunday in…
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Britain is a fusion superpower, but it must not bet all on the wrong technology
The UK is galloping ahead with the world’s most advanced ecosystem for commercial nuclear fusion, the ultimate prize of clean and limitless energy. The British national plan is superb. It could be even better. The Government risks betting everything on one technology, and it is not the one winning the global race. The International Atomic…
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Manufacturing Sciences & Technology
We are looking for Future Leaders in Manufacturing Sciences & Technology Are you an ambitious, driven, and adaptable science graduate inspired to further the impact of medicines and vaccines on the world? Look no further. We are looking for highly motivated scientific graduates who are keen to develop into the future technical leaders within our…
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Walt Disney World Inspires Florida Students with Inside Look at the Technology Behind the Magic
EPCOT transforms into classroom for “National Go on a Field Trip Month,” students discover how innovative technologies power Disney storytelling through STEM. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Oct. 24, 2023) – Walt Disney World hosted students from Evans High School in Orlando for a learning experience focused on innovation at EPCOT for “National Go on a…
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Montana designated as Regional Technology and Inno Hub
Blair Miller (Daily Montanan) A consortium of Montana businesses, universities and workforce development groups have been designated as one of 31 newly announced Regional Innovation and Technology Hubs that will be able to utilize portions of $75 million in grant money to advance American technology. The Headwaters Hub, led by Accelerate Montana, was one of the 31 consortiums…
