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From steam engines to algorithms: How a history course is teaching students to think critically about AI
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (889+ words) L. K. Bertram remembers showing an 1872 painting, titled American Progress, to her class. The painting by John Gast was originally commissioned to help promote the colonization of the American West and is often used to teach about the rise of Manifest Destiny....
Building scholars in economics: Inside the first MERS student research symposium
1+ week, 2+ day ago (223+ words) On 6 April 2026, seven students'presented their research findings at the inaugural Masters in Economics Student Research Symposium (MERS). Founded by professors Nazanin Khazra and Courtney Ward, the symposium showcased work completed during the 202526 academic year. This year, the student work presented…...
For developing interdisciplinary data sciences courses, faculty receive distinguished Northrop Frye Award
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (418+ words) The prestigious Northrop Frye Award, one of the university's Awards of Excellence, has been bestowed on the Interdisciplinary Data Science Course Development Team for the creation of three introductory data science courses for students across the faculty " particularly students without…...