Obesity is a growing epidemic in children and adults. A large national study published in the International Journal of Obesity now finds that preteens carrying excess weight have notable differences in cognitive performance, brain structures, and brain circuitry when compared to preteens with normal body-mass index (BMI).
The Association for Computing Machinery named Samir Khuller, the Peter and Adrienne Barris Chair of Computer Science, an ACM Fellow. This award recognizes the top 1% of ACM members for “outstanding” accomplishments in computing and information technology as well as their service to the organization. “Samir’s leadership as chair has transformed CS at Northwestern over.
UMBC professor Maryam Rahnemoonfar is leading work to analyze data on melting polar ice, and what it means for sea-level rise. Called iHARP, the institute received a $13 million grant from the National Science Foundation.