Fall 2021

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Back down to earth: Materials science professor Ting Xu is re-engineering plastics for the age of sustainability.
Right off the bats: What the only flying mammal can teach us about the brain.
Leaps and bounds: Campus squirrels' parkour maneuvers could make the leap to robotics.
Dean's note: Engineering better health: We're helping transform traditional healthcare through the invention of novel technologies.
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Photo illustration of hands holding compostable plastic pellets

Back down to earth

Materials science professor Ting Xu is re-engineering plastics for the age of sustainability.

Photo illustration of compostable plastic by Laura Vogt

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Dean's note: Engineering better health
We’ve launched the Health Technologies Collaborative Lab to develop devices and systems that transform the way healthcare is managed and delivered.
The language of probabilities
An AI system took first place in the 2021 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, besting more than a thousand human contestants.
The art of engineering
Mechanical engineering alum Alireza Lahijanian is the co-founder of Rbhu, a company that specializes in large-scale artwork and entertainment structures.