STEM/STEAM News

• 7/1/2021 STEM/STEAM NEWS

• Creating A Transparent Medicine Brand That Eliminates Problematic IngredientsForbesOn July 7, Genexa, a “clean” medicine company, is launching a new product to add to their roster—Infants’ Pain & Fever Relief. The startup refers to …
  1. Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of June 24 – 30UNC Health and UNC School of MedicineThe below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty during the past week, starting …
  2. What if an AI won the Nobel prize for medicine?The Economist… gathered to express their opposition to the unprecedented decision to award the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine to an artificial intelligence.
  3. Protein ‘big bang’ reveals molecular makeup for medicine and bioengineeringScience Daily”Knowing how and why domains combine in proteins during evolution could help scientists understand and engineer the activity of proteins for medicine …
  4. School of Medicine Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Go LiveUNC Health and UNC School of MedicineThe set of guidelines in place to help navigate academic promotion for the School of Medicine’s full-time, part-time, and adjunct faculty were recently …
  5. Awards and Honors Across Weill Cornell Medicine – June 30, 2021Weill Cornell Medicine NewsroomAwards and Honors Across Weill Cornell Medicine – June 30, 2021 … Dr. Pegah Afra, associate professor of clinical neurology, has been named co-chair …
  6. Dr. Santosh Vaghela Joins Saratoga Hospital Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine TeamSaratoga TODAY NewspaperHe is fellowship trained in pulmonary disease, sleep medicine and critical care medicine. Saratoga Hospital Medical Group – Pulmonology and Sleep …
  7. Kaur recognized for Exceptional Moments in Teaching at College of MedicinePenn State NewsKaur completed her internal medicine residency at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, and her nephrology fellowship at the …
  8. Northwestern Medicine expands clinics in Glen EllynChicago Daily HeraldGLEN ELLYN — The Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group Orthopaedics and Dermatology clinics at 885 Roosevelt Road in Glen Ellyn …
  9. UC College of Medicine grad among those missing in Florida condo collapseWXIXThe @UofCincy College of Medicine sends prayers & hope to the family of Dr Brad Cohen, UCCoM Class of 1997. Dr Cohen & his brother, Dr Gary …
• WEB
  1. Transitional Year Residency | UAMS College of MedicineUAMS College of MedicineCongratulations on your recent medical school graduation and welcome to the UAMS College of Medicine Transitional Year Residency Program!
  2. Resources | SIU School of Medicine| SIU School of Medicine… Library Access to Ovid’s Board Review Series, Clerkship/Clinical Rotations, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Neurology, and more!
  3. Financial StatementsWVU Medicine
  4. Center for Biostatistics and Epidemiology | Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityLewis Katz School of Medicine – Temple UniversityContact. Lewis Katz School of Medicine. Medical Education & Research Building. 3500 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19140 …
  5. Internal Medicine Residency ProgramNorthwestern Medicine
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  8. Reporting Concerns | Duke School of MedicineDuke University School of MedicineDuke Speak Up Program. 1-800-826-8109. Anonymous hotline available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Or use the online anonymous reporting form.

• 6/26/2021 STEM/STEAM NEWS
  1. Virgin Galactic gets FAA’s OK to launch customers to spaceNBC NewsThe company is working toward three more space test flights, with the next one this summer. Image: FILE PHOTO: Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity is seen …
  2. Brunswick rocket maker bluShift lands first commercial deal in ‘new space‘MainebizA Brunswick startup in the “new space” industry, bluShift Aerospace, has signed its first commercial deal, with a Virginia STEM company. MaxIQ Space …
  3. Spacewalking astronauts deploy second new solar array for space stationSpace.comNASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and French astronaut Thomas Pesquet with the European Space Agency (ESA) completed a six-hour and 45-minute …
  4. These tiny indestructible tardigrades will reveal how to survive in extremes of spaceSpace.comThe new experiment will put their adaptation abilities to test in space under microgravity conditions and high radiation, according to NASA. Scientists will …
  5. Chinese astronauts enjoying 120 dishes during space station staySpace.comChinese astronauts on the country’s Tiangong space station module Tianhe will have 120 dishes to choose from at mealtimes. Here, an undated photo …
  6. A petition to make Jeff Bezos stay in space has more than 120000 signatures — here’s how it got …CNBCJeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin, is developing the New Shepard rocket for space tourism. Blue Origin. With less than a month to go before Jeff Bezos …
  7. Military building an appetite for commercial space servicesSpaceNewsThe Space Force already is a major consumer of commercial space launch services and geostationary satellite communications but it is now looking to “ …
  8. These beating heart cells went to space. This is how they could save patientsCNN(CNN) When SpaceX’s 20th resupply mission lifted off to the International Space Station in March 2020, beating heart cells were along for the ride.
  9. “Space is for everyone”: Europe’s Space Agency to hire first disabled astronautReutersDirector General of the European Space Agency (ESA) Josef Aschbacher gestures as he talks during an interview with Reuters in Berlin, Germany, …
  10. Watch Day 3 of National Space Society’s ISDC 2021 conference live todaySpace.comThe National Space Society (NSS) will hold its flagship annual event virtually this year, starting on Thursday (June 24) — and you can watch most of it …
• WEB
  1. Jim Cramer on Virgin Galactic’s FAA approval to fly passengers to space – YouTubeYouTubeVirgin Galactic announced Friday that the Federal Aviation Administration granted the company the license it needs to fly passengers on future …
  2. Worldwide Space Launches calendarCalendar – Google
  3. Virgin Galactic gets FAA’s OK to launch customers to space | Star TribuneStar TribuneVirgin Galactic finally has the federal government’s approval to start launching customers into space from New Mexico.

• 6/24 STEM NEWS
  1. Newport News announces regional STEM HUB, invites potential partners to info sessionWAVY.com“The Coastal Virginia STEM HUB will ensure residents have access to STEM education and engagement activities, regardless of their age, gender or …
  2. Local Children Are Back in Action at HPU’s Annual STEM CampYes! WeeklyDr. Shirley Disseler is the STEM camp coordinator and associate professor in the Stout School of Education at HPU. She says the 30 HPU students …
  3. Research provides a roadmap to HIV eradication via stem cell therapyUC Davis HealthIn a groundbreaking study, a team of UC Davis researchers has discovered a special type of stem cell that can reduce the amount of the virus causing …
  4. AI spots healthy stem cells quickly and accuratelyScience DailyStem cell therapy is at the cutting edge of regenerative medicine, but until now researchers and clinicians have had to painstakingly evaluate stem cell …
  5. GCU helps school engineer a brighter STEM futureGCU TodayFiona Tran works on STEM activities at GCU after presenting her team’s engineering design project, a light to help wheelchair users navigate …
  6. New STEM Educator Guide Available to Inspire Artemis GenerationNASA… for a simulated Moon landing to teach middle school students important STEM concepts like engineering design, scientific research, and teamwork.
  7. Education Roundup: STEM, entrepreneurship students win scholarshipsCanton RepositoryEducation Roundup: STEM, entrepreneurship students win scholarships. The Repository. DUBLIN, Ohio – Three students from North Canton’s Hoover …
  8. The World Needs Deepfake Experts to Stem This ChaosWIREDThe World Needs Deepfake Experts to Stem This Chaos. A crisis over a suspicious confession video in Myanmar underscores why we need a …
  9. Construction firm awards STEM scholarship to Doña Ana Community College studentLas Cruces BulletinThanks to a $6,000 Hakes Brothers STEM scholarship, her full tuition is pad for the 2021-22 academic year. The scholarship, which is managed by the …
  10. Alamogordo Public Schools Parachute STEM Camp has visitor in MELAlamogordo Daily NewsThe Parachute STEM Camp was held at Reiner Steinhoff Soccer Complex on First Street, Holloman Elementary on Holloman Air Force Base and …

• 6/24 Robotics News
  1. This Northwestern Professor and Robotics Engineer is UnstoppableEvanston RoundTableArgall integrates her engineering, robotics, computer science, and math skills in the research role, her lab is part of an applied research and therapeutic …
  2. DreamVu honored in 2021 RBR50 Robotics Innovation AwardVision Systems DesignDreamVu, developer of the PAL omnidirectional image depth and stereo camera technology, has been selected by Robotics Business Review …
  3. A seasonally invariant deep transform for visual terrain-relative navigationScience… other planets now available, VTRN offers accurate, drift-free navigation for air and space robots even in the absence of external positioning signals.
  4. Do the robot: Dextrous Robotics‘ latest prototype Chopsticks at the plateMemphis Business JournalIt was announced earlier this spring that Boston Dynamics — the robotics company behind the robot dog and man-like robots that can flip and run — is …
  5. BMW i Ventures invests in autonomous truck technology company Kodiak RoboticsTechCrunchBMW’s Silicon Valley-based venture capital arm is investing in Kodiak Robotics, a company that develops autonomous trucking technology. Kodiak …
  6. Marion County, West Virginia, students participate in Harry Potter, robotics events at summer …WV NewsHowever, the robotics aspect was only a small part of the month-long program. Two other North Marion faculty members — special education teacher …
  7. Newton Robotics Will Be Back at the Fair for 2021TAPinto.netThis year the team will be in their air-conditioned STEM Barn and will have the Army right next door according to the FIRST varsity robotics coach Jim …
  8. Tech giant creates optics system to help robots maneuverBusiness Observer(NYSE: JBL) is developing a sensor that will make it a lot easier for robots to get around. The technology, which may terrify those who fear a robot …
  9. You’re a carmaker, drink-taker, automatorTechCrunchAnd then there’s the fact that self-driving cars are effectively robots. Beyond that, however, it’s clear that car companies see robotics as a key investment …
  10. Small Business, Big Mission: Bloomfield Robotics is opening doors worldwidePittsburgh Business TimesOddly enough, even with the pandemic, CEO Mark DeSantis figures four-year-old Bloomfield Robotics Inc. is pretty much where he expected it to be …