How do I express that I’m concerned about the people of western NC and I’m also concerned about the potential future global economic disaster because Spruce Pine is the sole producer of ultra pure Quartz for crucibles that all global semiconductor production relies on?
As #HurricaneHelene continues, the AquaFence at TGH stands firm. The water-impermeable barrier is designed to withstand storm surge up to 15 feet. It has worked through multiple rain events to prevent storm waters from impacting hospital operations. #WeAreTGH#StormWatch
A new generation of cancer-preventing vaccines could wipe out tumors before they form.
Learn more: https://t.co/pilczKPfCG @NewsfromScience#ScienceMagArchives
A 25-year-old woman with type 1 #diabetes started producing her own insulin < three months after receiving a transplant of reprogrammed stem cells.
She is the first person with the disease to be treated using cells that were extracted from her own body. https://t.co/rzQiizNM1s
On university rankings, Brian Kelly of @usnews says engineering schools love to send data and be evaluated, business schools less so, and law schools and medical schools resist it. #BAM24
✔️ No. 1 public university in Indiana
✔️ No. 18 public university nationwide
✔️ No. 9 most innovative (7 straight years in top-10)
✔️ No. 8 undergrad engineering program
✔️ No. 46 overall university among 434 nationwide
Boiler up! @LifeAtPurdue@usnews 🚂https://t.co/k4Ro2TH0EB
"We [traffic engineers] underestimate our role in perpetuating bad outcomes, as well as the role that better engineering can play in designing safer communities and streets."
https://t.co/QzuefbYqEV
A new, nearly $4 billion facility for AI memory chips to be built by @SKhynix marks the largest single economic development initiative in Indiana history.
This is made possible by the CHIPS and Science Act.
Coming soon to a highway in West Lafayette… the nation’s first roadway that can charge vehicles big and small as they drive.
Developed in the “Crossroads of America” by #Boilermakers & @INDOT. Story via @kayla_m_albert 🚗🚧
https://t.co/70sDzaUciT
I had no idea about this problem until @dylanpmccoy began reporting on it:
Only 7% of Indiana community college students earn a bachelor’s degree.
Dylan reported on what many see as a gateway to a 4-year college or univ is not working out...
https://t.co/5uMHxe4dva