I Robot, You Programmer

Grad student Mike Horn combines computer science and child development to help kids learn the basics of programming by employing robots—and lots of fun

Here Comes The Sun

Solar energy is too expensive, but engineer Thomas Vandervelde is working to make it cost efficient for everyone and change the way we use power

Out of Sight

Vision loss is an inevitable part of aging. What you eat could help forestall it.

Rescuing the Raptors

A common household rodent poison can kill birds of prey, but help is on the way

Language Throws a Curveball

Linguist Ray Jackendoff looks for the underlying mechanisms of speech and thought—and finds them in baseball

The Beautiful and the Beastly in Disney

A survey of the Magic Kingdom offers an intriguing look at shifting American cultural attitudes

Danger Afoot

Public health means more than disease prevention for Joe Donroe, A98, M07, who studies the high rate of child pedestrian injuries in Peru

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