Candid News Archive

September 29, 2020 — 
Why this master’s student wants you to feel the superpowers within birch bark scrolls

November 4, 2019 — 
Find out why this PhD student insists, “We’re Victorians, just with cellphones.”

May 2, 2019 — 
On her studies about the roaming Canada lynx—those mysterious solitary cats with the oversized paws.

October 24, 2018 — 
On why she wants to build a better dome and why she loves termites.

May 1, 2018 — 
He’s finding ways for the already-amazing Cirque du Soleil artists to optimize their performance.

October 19, 2017 — 
He grew up working at his uncle’s movie theatre and while sweeping up popcorn‚ fell in love with film.

May 1, 2017 — 
When he was younger he wanted to invent things, and he also enjoyed making arguments. His parents said he should pursue law, but he chose philosophy.

September 26, 2016 — 
PhD Candidate Fereshteh Amini is a software developer—the only female PhD student in her lab—whose research focuses on democratizing big data.

July 24, 2016 — 
Ahmad Byagowi speaks four languages, loves playing and teaching chess, and robots. He and his colleagues are developing new tools to diagnose dementia.

September 15, 2015 — 
He makes plants healthier and loves mosh pits, astronomy and playing with lasers.