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Technology ·

AI Without Borders

Once the province of science fiction, individuals today rely on AI without even realizing it to make their daily routines more efficient.
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Technology ·

The Data Revolution: OSINT's Role in the Digital Age

While conventional wisdom previously limited OSINT's value to complementing classified intelligence, the ongoing technological revolution has significantly expanded the scope and applicability of OSINT.
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Environment ·

Two Facts and a Fiction: Waste Not

CAS professorial lecturer and RECIPES fellow Kristine Beran on wasted food, which reaches a peak during the holiday season.
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Mark Freedman of Facilities Management explains how the heating plant operates.

Environment ·

Facilities Management Marks ENERGY STAR Day with a Heating Plant Tour

Facilities Management partners with Office of Sustainability to show staff and faculty Â鶹ÊÓƵ's energy-saving heating plant
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Professor Casey Cook conducting Â鶹ÊÓƵ Chorus during rehearsal. Photo: Olivia Bloch

Environment ·

Intertwining Roots: Collaborative, Antiracist Scholarship and the Environment

Two-day event promotes antiracist approaches to environmental work.
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Science ·

Race Against the (Circadian) Clock

As the end of daylight saving time approaches, CAS professorial lecturer Brenda Chow discusses the impact of time changes on our health.
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Professor Diana Burley Speaking at the ITP Event

Technology ·

Third Year of Inclusive Technology Policy Award: A Conversation with Â鶹ÊÓƵ Vice Provost for Research and Innovation Diana Burley

On October 30, Â鶹ÊÓƵ celebrated Zach Tudor as this year’s recipient of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Outstanding Inclusive Technology Policy Changemaker Award. We talked to Diana Burley, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Vice Provost for Research and Innovation, about the award and its impact.
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Some of the reused light fittings that were diverted from waste.

Environment ·

A Bright Idea: Reducing Energy Through Material Reuse

Â鶹ÊÓƵ reduces waste by reusing materials from demolition during recent tunnel renovation.
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From left: Â鶹ÊÓƵ undergraduate Maxwell Downing, Dana Fisher, two Columbia University researchers and Â鶹ÊÓƵ graduate student Caitlin Wiley take a photo at the March to End Fossil Fuels.

Environment ·

Taking the Temperature of Global Warming

SIS professor Dana Fisher and a team of researchers polled participants about climate change at the March to End Fossil Fuels.
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To the Point: Anacostia River

Environment ·

Is DC’s Anacostia River on the Rebound and Safe for Swimming?

Environmental science department chair and associate professor Karen Knee answers our question of the week
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