‘Elegance in simplicity:’ A prototype is born

‘Elegance in simplicity:’ A prototype is born

Students at the McKelvey School of Engineering designed prototypes for a device that could help environmental engineers monitor the air quality impact of factory farms in Missouri. The students built their prototypes in the Spartan Light Metal Products Makerspace in Jubel Hall.
Jeremy Denk launches 2024 Great Artists Series

Jeremy Denk launches 2024 Great Artists Series

Jeremy Denk, a pianist of “delicacy and wit” (Bachtrack) who plays with “utmost control but also the freedom of an improvisation” (The Guardian), will launch the 2024 Great Artists Series Feb. 4 with the complete Partitas of Johann Sebastian Bach.
What we know — and don’t know — about the new FAFSA

What we know — and don’t know — about the new FAFSA

After a shaky launch, the new 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid is now accessible and largely bug-free, says Mike Runiewicz, assistant vice provost and director of Student Financial Services. Here, Runiewicz explains what families need to know about the new form and how the new federal financial aid formula may impact financial aid awards for college students.
VC bust? Time to return to fundamentals in 2024

VC bust? Time to return to fundamentals in 2024

After years of record investments and outsized returns fueled by ultralow interest rates, 3,200 U.S. private venture-backed companies — mostly tech startups — went out of business last year. Doug Villhard at Olin Business School said the bust will cause the industry to reassess what is really important.
Samples from a Wild comet reveal a surprising past

Samples from a Wild comet reveal a surprising past

Eighteen years after NASA’s Stardust mission returned to Earth with the first samples from a known comet, the true nature of that icy object is coming into focus, according to physicist Ryan Ogliore in Arts & Sciences.
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