Shaping innovators News Archive

Using supercomputers, math, and way-out-there thinking to study the big bang
June 25, 2018 —
'There are amazing ideas in the pipeline'

Worth losing sleep over: our fight against superbugs
June 21, 2018 —
How queer it is that life decisions and trajectories can pivot on petty events, like opening a toy on Christmas and then watching a movie

Do we have to get old?
June 18, 2018 —
We’re all getting older, but some of us age faster than others. It doesn’t have to be this way

Bacteria, get out of my kitchen
June 14, 2018 —
Graduate student Mohammad Reza Kazemian has found a way to banish bacteria from cooking surfaces

Solving a problem of the sexes
June 11, 2018 —
In broad terms, men and women are at greater risk for different diseases. Why?

Helping people with undiagnosed needs
May 31, 2018 —
Matthew Cook has built an artificial intelligence to help people who suffer from undiagnosed mental illness

Designing magic: Turning the mundane into something cool
May 28, 2018 —
Christine Stochl wants to change how we experience brands

Feeding change: Ensuring our food has something to eat
May 24, 2018 —
Megan Bourns works with her advisor Don Flaten to ensure our food system doesn’t collapse

Revealing new ways to cure disorders
May 22, 2018 —
Sandhini Lockman’s research could unveil a neurological process nature has kept hidden from us, and if brought to light, it will reveal new ways to cure a variety of disorders.

Driving change: Teaching people to alter behaviour in the face of climate change
May 17, 2018 —
PhD student Jill Bueddefeld uncovers how nature-based tourism teaches people about the environment and their role in conservation