Popular Mechanics
Mathematicians Just Figured Out How to Better Predict the Future
An international team of mathematicians, led by Taeho Kim, assistant professor of mathematics, has recently taken steps to improve our ability to predict future data. Their new method is designed to make predictions that better agree with actual outcomes.
MIT Technology Review
Forty years later, Terry Hart, teaching full professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics, discusses lessons of the space shuttle Challenger and managing risk. “Spaceflight demands judgment, teamwork and an instinct for managing the unknown—traits that develop only through experience and mentorship.”
PennLive
Pennsylvania’s Teacher Shortage Demands We Remember Why Teaching Matters
In this opinion piece, L. Brook Sawyer, professor and associate dean for graduate studies in the College of Education, discusses teacher shortages across Pennsylvania. “Solving this statewide challenge begins by reminding people why teaching matters—and why it remains one of the most meaningful, impactful careers a person can choose.”
