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Cross-COS Colloquium: Developing Connections between COS and COE on the Internet of Materials

Hear from Gregory Abowd, Dean of the College of Engineering, on his approach to the widespread adoption of computers and our society's resulting "insatiable appetite for computing and the power that is needed to feed it." The Dean presents his notion of the Internet of Materials as well as how we can create self-sustaining computational materials to solve this issue.
January 21, 2022

COS Connects: Solving Antibiotic Resistance

Hear from biology professors Kim Lewis and Eddie Geisinger to learn about the research being done to combat antibiotic resistance. Our researchers share novel solutions to this widespread issue, including the research strategies and sophisticated advancements in drug development that have made it all possible.
January 19, 2022

Has Omicron peaked? An unexpected source offers clues.

Not everyone is getting tested for COVID-19, therefore positive tests are not indicative of all existing cases. Something everyone does do? "Basically, everybody poops," says professor Neil Maniar. He and Jared Auclair offer wastewater as a better measure of the population's cases.
January 13, 2022

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