In the News: December 2010

Earlier this month, Dr. Carolyn W. Meyers, NC E ’68, was selected as the next president of Jackson State University.

Dr. Meyers was most recently president of Norfolk State University (VA). She will begin her role as president of Jackson State University in January 2011. Read more

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Britton Chance, PA D ’35, a scientist, Olympic gold medalist, and winner of the National Medal of Science (1974), has passed away at the age of 97.

Chance won a gold medal on the U.S. sailing team at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. His work focuses on biomedical optics, but he also has made significant contributions to the field of polygraphs and breast cancer detection.
Click here, to read the full obituary

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Technology Review (by MIT), profiles research projects receiving funding related to smart transformers or semiconductor-based devices for improving smart grids.

Read the article for more information on the potential improvements these new devices can have on smart grids.

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