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Associate Professor Scott Wolter ’85 and two ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students are measuring x-ray patterns of everyday items as part of a broader effort to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security develop a new generation of airport explosive-detection technology.

Daniel Herr, a researcher at the N.C. A&T State University and UNC Greensboro Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, visited campus on Sept. 15 as the first guest this fall of the Voices of Discovery Science Speaker Series.

In collaboration with colleagues from two other institutions, Assistant Professor Sirena Hargrove-Leak has received a grant of more than $161,000 from the National Science Foundation to research and reform the way science and engineering students learn in laboratory settings.

Application periods for both the $43,800 STEM education scholarships and paid summer internships will be extended.

In a Thursday afternoon forum, Steve Wozniak fielded questions from an ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ community fascinated by his views on technology, Steve Jobs and the way the personal computer he invented four decades ago revolutionized the world.

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Paul Lockhart piloted the space shuttle Endeavour on two missions to the International Space Station and will share his stories with his ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ audience.

Students from across campus shared their innovative and entrepreneurial ideas to compete for $800 in SEED money to take their ideas and make them a reality.