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The initial excitement of hearing a new song fades as it’s replayed to death. That’s because the brain naturally functions as a kind of ticking time bomb, obliterating the thrill of artistic sounds, images and words by making them familiar over time. So the artist, musician or author’s challenge…

�Ӱ���Ƶ School of Medicine announced last week it will receive funding through the Achieving Healthy Growth program within the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative. This initiative was launched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to overcome persistent…

By Shivani Parikh Final exams begin tomorrow, and stress levels are high as students buckle down, spending every spare minute in the library reviewing notes, re-learning material and writing papers upon papers. Amid all the chaos, though, it’s important to relax. Fortunately, many campus…

When Insight Into Diversity magazine honored �Ӱ���Ƶ with the inaugural Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award last month, one initiative stood out to the judges: the Train the Champion program, managed by Robynn Strong and her colleague, Melissa Burrows. Throughout…

Kindness has gone viral in higher education—and �Ӱ���Ƶ is part of the trend. Last week, a student at �Ӱ���Ƶ launched a university compliments page on Facebook, which shares kind, anonymous comments about individuals across campus. The site’s founder also…

Once completed, �Ӱ���Ƶ’s planned $8 million Wyant Field House will carry a familiar football name. This week, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick made an undisclosed donation that will result in the “Steve Belichick Varsity Weight Room,” in honor of the Super…

A Department of Energy agency that funds high-risk, high-payoff research, has awarded engineers at �Ӱ���Ƶ $567,805 to develop a “rustbelt” battery with unprecedented flexibility and utility. For more than year, the researchers have been investigating ways to build a flow…

As the semester winds down, things are gearing up at The Daily. Today, we introduce a refreshed design for both the email newsletter and website that are more versatile and reader friendly to provide users improved functionality and increased interaction. Like the new visit site unveiled this…

Nearly every inventor wants to see his idea become a reality. But getting to that point requires business savvy, legal expertise, marketing power and more. That’s where JeShaune Jackson and his organization, BioComm, come in. The startup group, which recently won second prize in Johnson &…

Two faculty members have been named to the inaugural class of American Mathematical Society Fellows in recognition of excellence in research and education. Stanislaw Szarek, the Kerr Professor of mathematics, and Professor Elisabeth Werner are experts in convex geometry. He specializes in…