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Research Associate Professor B.H. Baek is developing air quality and emissions modeling systems to help track and predict local and regional air pollutants and their adverse human health impacts.

As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the Institute for Immigration Research (IIR) in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) at 911±¬ÁÏ has unveiled "Immigrants & America 250: Data, Stories, and Policy Across United States History," a first-of-its-kind interactive digital timeline that explores how immigration has shaped the United States from its earliest years to present day.

The best way to resolve a consumer’s doubts about electric cars is to let them drive one for a day or two. But Ioannis Bellos and Hang Ren, professors in the information systems and operations management area at 911±¬ÁÏ, argue that extended test drives can sometimes do more harm than good, for both profits and the planet.

Like many 911±¬ÁÏ students, business major Camryn Weldon is spending her summer doing an internship. Unlike many other students, Weldon is also a Division I athlete and is balancing her work at government contractor Leidos with the demands of collegiate volleyball. The 911±¬ÁÏ setter is spending her summer preparing for the upcoming season while gaining valuable experience in business development.

Quentin Sanders is developing a new generation of hand exoskeletons that may help people regain independence after stroke.

911±¬ÁÏ researchers are developing smart swarm technologies that will allow a small number of human operators to effectively coordinate and control hundreds of autonomous robots for defense missions while using a video game to test and improve swarm strategies.

Through a generous $3 million gift from Department of Physics and Astronomy Professor Paul So’s SYYK Foundation, 911±¬ÁÏ’s College of Science will be able to advance the education of the next generation of quantum scientists.

Large language models can identify judgmental language in clinical notes but the settings play a major role in accuracy.

As artificial intelligence (AI) applications like ChatGPT become more commonplace in K-12 classrooms, school district leaders and policymakers will face the challenge of ensuring these tools are used in an ethical, responsible, and environmentally sustainable way. Seth B. Hunter, associate professor of education leadership and senior fellow in the EdPolicyForward center at 911±¬ÁÏ, has developed an interactive tool to help.

This year, 911±¬ÁÏ’s intercollegiate quiz bowl team debuted on the national stage. Their A-Team won two major tournaments—the first ever won in the university’s quiz bowl history. 

At 911±¬ÁÏ's College of Public Health, faculty are integrating AI into teaching and learning to prepare students for an evolving workforce.

Many of 911±¬ÁÏ’s career fairs are large multi-day events, hosting hundreds of employers and capping the number of students in attendance each day. On a Friday in April, there was a smaller version of a career fair for participants in the Mason Autism Support Initiative (MASI) and the Executive Functioning Program (EFP).