Category: iMSE News & Events

A SpaceX rocket is due to launch this year — the exact date has yet to be confirmed — carrying a simple 4G network to the Moon. The lander will install the system at the Moon’s south pole and then it will be remotely controlled from Earth.

“The first challenge to getting a network up and running is having a space-qualified cellular equipment that meets the appropriate size, weight, and power requirements, as well as being deployed without a technician,” Walt Engelund, deputy associate administrator for programs at NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, told CNN. No less of a challenge, it will need to operate in the harsh lunar environment of extreme temperatures and radiation.

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Computer science students at the University of Toronto are learning how to incorporate ethical considerations into the design and development of new technologies such as artificial intelligence with the help of a unique undergraduate initiative.

The Embedded Ethics Education Initiative (E3I) aims to provide students with the ability to critically assess the societal impacts of the technologies they will be designing and developing throughout their careers. That includes grappling with issues such as AI safety, data privacy and misinformation.

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In a remarkable moment for the building decarbonization movement, 70 countries signed the Declaration de Chaillot in Paris on March 8, promising to center buildings in their national climate policies. The agreement commits its signatories to systemic, sufficiency-first strategies and endorses a raft of regulatory, financial, and private-sector tools to achieve them.

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NEWH Green Voice Design Competition provides students with the opportunity to showcase their design skills while utilizing the very best in sustainable design products and practices in an adaptable reuse project. The deadline for this scholarship is January 8th, 2024. Click here for more information.

For the first time in over two years, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is welcoming visitors back inside to attend a major public festival. 

Clemson is sending two cross-discipline research teams to participate in the festival, with interactive exhibits on brain research and architectural engagement.

“The opportunity for our students and faculty to participate in ACCelerate, and the challenge of developing interactive exhibits for complex research endeavors, is another example of the experiential learning available through a Clemson education,” Senior Associate Provost John Griffin said.

Two Clemson University experiential-learning installations existed both at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., and on the University’s main campus in South Carolina on the weekend of April 8-10, 2022. The hands-on, interactive displays were part of an exhibit hosted by the 2022 ACCelerate Creativity + Innovation Festival presented by the Smithsonian and Virginia Tech. More->>

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced an amendment to the DHS STEM Designated Degree Program List to include the field of landscape architecture. This designation will directly impact Clemson University’s graduate and undergraduate landscape architecture programs. 
Hala Nassar, director of landscape architecture and graduate programs in Clemson’s School of Architecture, explained that the new designation is a national recognition of the scientific nature of landscape architecture as a field. More->>

Clemson University’s Historic Preservation program is launching the Johns Island Preservation Field School. The summer field school program funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Vernacular Architecture Forum focuses on researching and documenting late 19th and early 20th century public buildings and their role within the African American community on Johns Island, SC. 
“The field school brings together African American studies, public history, history, historic preservation and other thinking and skills, all surrounding important and story-laden historic places and the people associated with these built environments,” explained Amalia Leifeste, associate professor of historic preservation at Clemson University. More->>

Nylon 6/66 Carbon Fiber vs. Nylon 12 Carbon Fiber Webcast
Which Carbon Fiber Blend is for You?  11am ET, October 29

With the introduction of the New MakerBot Nylon 12 Carbon Fiber material for MakerBot METHOD, we’ve gotten some questions about the differences between our two carbon fiber composites, and when to use each. Join us in our upcoming episode of the MakerBot PRO Webcast Series, as we dive into the differences between these two highly-sought materials, and help you decide which to use and when! More->>

To celebrate the launch of Nylon 12 Carbon Fiber for METHOD, we’re giving away two free spools with the purchase of METHOD or METHOD X 3D printers through the end of October. Easily print stiff, lightweight parts in any environment using our all new composite of moisture-resistant Nylon 12 reinforced with Carbon Fiber. More->>

To register or find more information, please visit: https://thecaav2020.planningpod.com/

The CAAV, the Campus Alliance for Advanced Visualization, is a volunteer-driven nonprofit organization that promotes the effective use of large-format visualization displays, such as CAVE-style immersive systems and tiled panel displays, as well as advanced visualization software. We strive to promote the uses of such hardware and software by fostering academic-style open expression and discourse among those who work in advanced visualization.

The primary benefit to members of THE CAAV emanates from the members of the community themselves, through the sharing of ideas and concerns important to the operation of advanced visualization facilities. On an ongoing basis, THE CAAV operates a slack channel for members to ask and answer questions and share other ideas. One day each month (the 10th) is promoted as a day when a higher percentage of members can connect and thus have more lively back and forth discussions. Annually, THE CAAV hosts a conference where members can give presentations, participate on panels, and informally converse face to face to learn about what’s taking place as similar (or dissimilar) facilities around the world.

Main Hall in Mozilla Hubs, designed by Ross Mackensie, Michael Bell and Allie Glavey
Keynotes: Elizabeth Baron, Unity; Alex Simoes, Datawheel

Contact
Please feel free to make contact with THE CAAV. https://thecaav.squarespace.com/