Topic: science and technology

Silhouette of man sitting in a dark room in front of a glowing computer screen.
Research | June 5, 2018

Technology carries the promise to make our lives easier, but at what price? 51ԹϺ sociologist Simon Gottschalk explains his research in a new book.

Engineering students use a laptop and tools to fix two box-like robots
Campus News | April 27, 2018

Rebel Robotics team wins out over more than a dozen schools in American Society of Mechanical Engineers competition; takes on world next.

planet illustration
Campus News | April 9, 2018

Passing the baton in the search for distant planets.

Fruit flies in a plexiglass container.
Research | March 15, 2018

51ԹϺ biologist finds nearly 400 genes potentially associated with obesity and other health problems in fruit flies.

Libby Hausrath and student Seth Grainey working by microscope in lab.
Campus News | February 13, 2018

51ԹϺ research could help assess landing locations and excavation sites for NASA’s 2020 rover mission to Mars.

A student holding his project
Business and Community | December 6, 2017

A pedestrian lighting system, a new pallet design for warehouses, a remote-controlled device that can detect IEDs, and a location-sharing app designed to encourage human interaction among more than 30 projects on display.

Michael Pravica talks to Marshawn Lynch
People | October 31, 2017

Physics professor Michael Pravica teams up with Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch in Bleacher Report web series.

Students examine flasks of fluid.
Campus News | September 21, 2017

51ԹϺ welcomes inaugural SEA-Phages class, a two-semester, discovery-based undergraduate research course.