‘Women in Microbiology’: breaking into STEM
By Serina Taluja, Assistant Special Sections Editor
September 20, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
Women in STEM-related fields have faced various forms and degrees of discrimination since the beginning of coed universities. In many cases, women have been told they simply aren’t good at math by nature, or that only men should want to go out and collect microbe samples from the dirt, or that the...
A CRISPR approach to gene editing
By Yoav Margalit, Staff Writer
September 20, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
here seems to be a divide between what can be changed in the world and what cannot. For much of science, broadening the horizons of knowledge involves defining and redefining this divide. For genetics, in recent years, the divide has become increasingly blurred. Enter CRISPR-Cas9, a still-developing proces...
University study shows benefits from recycling human wastewater
By Serina Taluja, Special Sections Assistant Editor
September 20, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
Water and food are two necessities that human life is directly dependent on. Humans can survive roughly five days without food and only three days without water. As essential as they are, a striking number of people struggle to access both of these resources on a daily basis, especially in developing ...
Graduate student dedicates herself to keeping cryptocurrency under control
By Yifan Gu, Staff Writer
September 20, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph, Uncategorized
There are many facets to Katt Gu. She is both prudent and motivated. She is professional, yet easygoing. She is a first-year doctorate student in informatics at the University who is cultivating a new field that could influence countless investors and transactions. Standing in the Legislative Yuan, a...
‘Women and Ideas in Engineering’: a story of resilience
By Molly Zupan, Special Sections Editor
September 20, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
In 2015, two female Illinois faculty members began a collaborative project. Three years later, in August, this project was published and stocked on bookshelves. Laura D. Hahn and Angela S. Wolters co-wrote the book, “Women and Ideas in Engineering: Twelve Stories from Illinois,” to “reflec...
Arctic sea ice and US tornadoes: an unexpected correlation
By Zack Fishman, Staff Writer
September 20, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
It is very difficult for meteorologists to predict when a tornado will strike or how devastating an upcoming tornado season will be. A challenge to study up close, twisters often only last for minutes and are too small to be spotted on today’s best climate models. It is not even fully understood wh...
University faculty creates 3D printer to aid in cancer research
By Bisher Martini, Technograph Writer
September 20, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
Dr. Rohit Bhargava had a plan to design a 3D printing device capable of printing structures of microscopic sizes. And I was lucky enough to be able to hear why first-hand. Contrary to any expectation I had, I certainly was not expecting a giddy monologue from a man in his 40s, brazen with vigor a...
Quantum Voyage delivers a new way for the public to discover quantum physics
By Yifan Gu, Staff Writer
April 26, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
Do you know the basic principles of the ‘Parallel Universe’? That Einstein’s ‘Spooky Action’ is actually occurring? Welcome to the world of quantum physics, as explored by the Quantum Voyage show. To celebrate the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Anthony Leggett’s 80th birthday, the Quantum Voy...
Robobrawl: the University’s largest robot showdown
By Zack Fishman, Staff Writer
April 26, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
A crowd of well over a hundred people surround a large acrylic cube near Grainger Engineering Library, with children taking the front seats to see the spectacle to occur inside. The incessant chatter quiets down as the announcer’s voice pierces through the air. At the count of “Fight, robots, fi...
When it comes to inspiring future women engineers, UI doesn’t play GAMES
By Melissa Niemiec, Assistant Special Sections Editor
April 26, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
Hundreds of teenage girls gather at the University each summer. Some are apprehensive, others raring to go as they look forward to the activities of the week. Counselors watch over them, ready to see the girls learn and grow. A person reading this might immediately think cheerleading camp, but no, th...
University engineers create product to combat distracted driving in autonomous vehicles
By Julie Kang, Staff Writer
April 26, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
A self-driving Uber car struck and killed a woman last month, shedding light on a serious and prominent issue regarding autonomous vehicles. As part of a project facilitated by Design for America, a team of engineers at the University created a module that addresses the dangers of distracted driving in auto...
Modeling cognitive neuroscience with the ‘Cyberslug’
By Yoav Margalit, Staff Writer
April 26, 2018
Filed under Special Sections, Technograph
Life is weird. There’s plenty in life that seems simple to explain, but the further down one looks, the more weirdness one finds. Explaining or understanding life is something that’s difficult at best and impossibly intricate at worst. Asking, “Do you understand this?” is best answered with a ...
