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The project strengthens interdisciplinary research and broadens student participation in mathematics
Eric Ramos, an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Stevens Institute of Technology, says he wasn’t always drawn to mathematics. But a TV show he watched in high school helped change that. The show, “Numb3rs,” was a typical police procedural with a twist: “the main detective’s brother was a math genius who used mathematical reasoning to solve crimes,” he explained....

The expanding role of manufacturing CFOs brings new pressures. We asked more than 100 manufacturing CFOs about those pressures and their biggest concerns. From fears about talent shortages, post-pandemic workforce dynamics and the role insurance plays in their companies’ success, the insights revealed here can help inform how businesses may better adapt to and manage risk.
2024 CFO STUDY: A TRAVELERS SPECIAL REPORT
The Evolving Skill Set and Mindset of the Manufacturing CFO
52% of CFOs say be...

Bruce Ratner, a familiar figure in the New York scene, is known for his work as a major property developer, including helping revive downtown Brooklyn’s economy, and as a former commissioner of consumer affairs. What most people don’t know is he is a strident advocate for the advancement of innovative cancer diagnostics.
At the 2024 Startup Symposium & InvestConnect Conference, held Feb. 28 at Weill Cornell Medicine’s Belfer Research Building, Ratner, now a co-author of a new book, “Early Det...

The moment it dawned on Jennifer Kang-Mieler that her career might have a lab-based research element was during her time as an undergraduate mathematics student at Northwestern University, when she got an opportunity to work in a biophysics lab modeling protein crystals.

Fast-forward to today, Kang-Mieler, Chair and George Meade Bond Professor of the Stevens Department of Biomedical Engineering, and the newly appointed director of the Semcer Center for Healthcare Innovation (CHI), continues t...

A team of six Stevens Institute of Technology students recently claimed first place in the national Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) 2024 Student Design Challenge Competition with their music and rhythm-based video game, Haptic Hero, which they designed for players with visual impairments.
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Helped lead the launch of the weekly Glyph Notes newsletter, distributed to a global audience. The effort involved ideation, newsletter branding, and strategy. Serve as lead curator/writer for the newsletter.

Story on reducing gender, racial and ethnic disparities in computer science featured in Stevens' print alumni magazine. In 2020, the percentage of women receiving computer science degrees stood at 21% — according to NSF data. Hispanic or Latinx bachelor’s degree recipients in science and engineering stood at just 17%, while Black students made up only 9% of degree recipients.

Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia is nearing its 144th year of construction. The global community awaits its completion in 2026, coinciding with the centennial of architect Antoni Gaudí’s death.
Sagrada Familia has endured myriad challenges as complex and intricate as its soaring spires and detailed façades. Gaudí knew his ambitious plans would mean the project’s timeline would surpass his time on Earth. After his death, there were plenty of challenges that could have relegated his vision to...

Informative speeches, panel talks, and research poster presentations — this description may summarize what happened at the Second Annual Biomedical Engineering Day held on February 2, 2024, but the more essential takeaways were the intangible gains of the enthusiasm experienced by the nearly 200 attendees that filled the University Center Tech Flex Auditorium ...

Financial barriers that hinder the economic empowerment of Hispanic communities include language barriers, cultural differences and attitudes toward money. These factors can impact financial decision-making. Additionally, there may be a lack of trust in financial institutions stemming from historical experiences.5 Addressing these hurdles is crucial for promoting economic prosperity within the Hispanic community.

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Stevens Baja SAE members gain firsthand engineering experiences beyond the classroom
Sometimes the road less traveled is a muddy one. And that’s what members of the Stevens SAE Baja prefer.
Over 12 months, Stevens students worked diligently on campus to build an off-road vehicle for the 2024 Baja SAE competition in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. This annual program, part of SAE International, an organization focused on advancing aerospace, commercial vehicle and ...

Three minutes and one projected slide–that’s all each graduate student had to present a big-picture research goal to a non-specialist audience in a way they could understand and appreciate.
The eleven students from the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences and the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences participated in the eighth annual Three-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition, which challenged the young scientists to trim the scientific jargon and share thei...