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Search committee established to find the next Northwestern president
Committee of 36 members, representing the University’s many stakeholder groups, will seek broad input from across the Northwestern community
The Presidential Search Committee has been appointed to advise the Board of Trustees in selecting the University’s next president, Board Chair J. Landis Martin announced today.
Last month, President Morton Schapiro announced that he will conclude his tenure on Aug. 31, 2022. Since he took office in September 2009 as the 16th president in Northwestern’s 170-year history, the University has elevated its status as a leader in research and teaching.
Under Schapiro’s leadership, undergraduate applications have nearly doubled as has representation from underrepresented student groups and the acceptance rate has dropped from 27% to 7%. Annual funding for sponsored research activity has risen 86%, from $476.9 million in 2009 to $887.3 million in 2020.
Manly men with typically masculine traits may be better fathers, a new study has claimed.
Researchers from the Ohio State University found that characteristics such as competitiveness and adventurousness were linked to being better fathers to infants.
While these traits are often seen as old-fashioned male stereotypes, the researchers say that they can result in more positive parenting behaviours.
Professor Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan, who led the study, said: If fathers can preserve the best of these stereotypically masculine characteristics, without the negatives like hostile sexism, that would be good for families.
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Could the way drosophila use antennae to sense heat help teach self-driving cars to make decisions?
Apr 8th, 2021
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With over 70% of respondents to a AAA annual survey on autonomous driving reporting they would fear being in a fully self-driving car, makers like Tesla may be back to the drawing board before rolling out fully autonomous self-driving systems. But new research from Northwestern University shows us we may be better off putting fruit flies behind the wheel instead of robots.
Drosophila have been subjects of science as long as humans have been running experiments in labs. But given their size, it s easy to wonder what can be learned by observing them. Research published today in the journal
New Study on Fruit Flies may Lead to Better Autonomous Vehicles
Written by AZoRoboticsApr 7 2021
According to a AAA annual survey conducted on autonomous driving, more than 70% of respondents have reported that they are afraid of traveling in a fully autonomous car.
The way fruit flies escape heat can inform models for self-driving vehicles. Image Credit: Gallio lab.
This means manufacturers, like Tesla, may need to start all over again before they can launch their fully autonomous self-driving systems into the market.
However, a new study performed by Northwestern University has demonstrated that it would be better if fruit flies are put behind the wheel in the place of robots.
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