Dr. Inge Heye, professor of physics, believes Loyola’s emphasis on social justice prepares students for challenges in the real world: loyo.la/2DQ171G #JesuitEducated #GoForth

Thomas Horn, '13, Computer Engineering major, graduated from Loyola and currently works for Northrop Grumman. He helps the Robotics club and serves as a member of the Computer Science Industrial Advisory Board. Please join us in thanking Thomas for his many contributions!

Loyola's physics department was featured in two national publications for innovation in education. Read more here: ow.ly/rPqz50xbhgO Bahram Roughani #PhysicsInnovation Physics Today Physics World

Concrete and asphalt in cities produces a heat island effect, raising temperatures by several degrees. The effect grows as urban areas expand, but measures are available to mitigate the problem, as University of Colorado professor Moncef Krati discusses in an ASME podcast

We are going. For the first time, the NASA_SLS rocket and Orion Spacecraft fly together. #Artemis I begins a new chapter in human lunar exploration.

National Center for Women & Information Technology Maryland Affiliate. The NCWIT Collegiate Award honors accomplishments of undergraduate and graduate women, genderqueer, or non-binary students. Sign up to receive updates. The application available Dec. 1 aspirations.org/registration

Biomed. Eng. and Informatics Wake Forest invites undergrad. and master’s level students Summer Research Internship Program. Students receive $5,500 and on-campus housing for 10-week summer program. tinyurl.com/BME-REU-WFU APPLICATION DUE JAN. 25, 2023: redcap.link/REU2023

Spiders curl up at death because they lose the ability to exert hydraulic pressure to extend their legs against the pull of flexor muscles that contract them. Full Story: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (11/8)

Team at Rice University developed a way to use a dead wolf spider as a gripping device for delicate materials, advancing a new field called "necrobiotics." Full Story at ASME

Sharing motivation for a good start of the week!

Robot made of magnetic slime could grab objects inside your body by The Chinese University of Hong Kong - CUHK

As a black woman on a national science show, I intentionally wear braids and my curly Afro to normalize black hair in stem. In this pic, I’m wearing cornrows to study plants being sent to space at NASA.

I'm recruiting a new PhD student for next fall. Focus would be biomechanics in strength sports (e.g., weightlifting, heavy throws). Includes tuition waiver + $30K annual stipend. If interested please email me ([email protected]) by Dec 19. RTs appreciated!

The best of both worlds 🎸 Recognize the Pillars of Creation? Webb’s near-infrared and mid-infrared images of this super star-forming region were fused to highlight new details: bit.ly/3P5uzT3

spectrum.ieee.org/robot-gift-gui… No endorsements here, just find this collection and advancements in Robotics interesting. Take a look...

Let's take a moment to appreciate - the anniversary of the transistor - the news about next steps achieved in fusion - the news about next steps in using CRISPER for tuning immune T-cells against cancer. WOW

chronicle.com/.../ai-and-the…... It is impressive what chatGPT can do. It is concerning too. I don't usually say that. It raises a lot of questions in my mind about what is learning, cognition, evidence of understanding, and yes sentience.

Jack Inman, a Loyola Engineering junior, won first place for his poster and summer work on turbines in our wind tunnerl during Loyola's annual Undergraduate Research Colloquium. Jack is advised by Dr. Bailey. Congratulations to Jack!

Chelsie Ihuoma gave an oral presentation on her research with Dr. Fenner on dielectric material characterization also at the Undergraduate Research Gathering. Congratulations

We are having our senior design poster session on Monday May 1 at 6:15. Congratulations to all our successful seniors! I was amazed to think of what their last four years have been like!