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	October 2014

Video Releases:

Employer Testimonials: Why They Hire Stevens Students through Co-Op and Career Services

Ribbon Cutting: 2013 Solar Decathlon Ecohabit House Donated to CSUSM to Become Veterans Center

Ruesterholz Admissions Center Photo Montage

Ribbon Cutting Featured on KUSI News San Diego

Heath Lecture Series: Jim Cummins

Homecoming 2014 – A Weekend of Festivities and Reunions
Alumni, faculty, staff, current students and their families are invited to cheer on the Ducks Oct. 17-19 as the field hockey and women’s soccer teams host important Empire 8 Conference contests. In addition to athletic events, Homecoming Weekend will feature the Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Alumni Legacy Reception, Oktoberfest, Stevens Community Barbecue and special performances of the Kander & Ebb musical "And the World Goes ’Round."

First Look at Stevens’ Entry House in Solar Decathlon 2015
Stevens’ Griffith Building was transformed into an art gallery August 27 as visitors, including members of the media, a mayor from a Jersey Shore town and a local celebrity, viewed giant posters and elaborate renderings of SURE HOUSE – a sustainable, resilient home for coastal communities. Inspired by communities devastated by Hurricane Sandy, the Stevens team aims to design and construct a net-zero, solar-powered home that can stand up to some of Mother Nature’s toughest weather.

Stevens Research Attracts Broad NSF Support
Six new National Science Foundation (NSF) awards will support Stevens' participation in the CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service program that prepares cybersecurity professionals to enter the government workforce; a project to incorporate mobile learning opportunities with a tested spatial-skills curriculum; two projects enabling open innovation and increased sharing of expertise among amateurs, experts and other groups; a study of smartphone application privacy 'leaks'; and expanded work on mobile apps that enhance driver safety.

Stevens Welcomes Thirty New Faculty Members
The new group joins a prestigious corps of faculty members in all four of Stevens’ schools – the Schaefer School of Engineering and Science, the School of Systems and Enterprises, the College of Arts and Letters and the Howe School of Technology Management – bringing with them a wealth of teaching and research experience in fields ranging from robotics and computer engineering to visual arts, construction management and political science.

Stevens Professor Named 2014 Inventor of the Year
The New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame will honor Dr. Athula Attygalle, research professor in the Department of Chemistry, Chemical Biology & Biomedical Engineering at Stevens, for his patented work in mass spectrometry at an awards ceremony on Oct. 16.

NIH Supports Stevens Project to Battle Blood Cancers
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it will support a collaborative Stevens project to study mechanisms, models, therapies and medication strategies related to multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer. Stevens researchers will team up with Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC), New Jersey's top-ranked hospital, in the investigation, which will enable better study of myeloma cells and their interactions.

Upcoming Events:

10/8: Humanities Forum: Calling All Cars: The Automobile and the Transformation of Urban Space in Hard-Boiled Detective Novels

10/15: Humanities Forum: Science Fiction as Inspiration for Science: The Case of Edward Bellamy

10/15: Gender & Cultural Studies Event: Sexual Violence and Development

10/15: Provost's Lecture Series on Women in Leadership

10/17 - 10/19: Homecoming Weekend

10/22: Center for Science Writings Event: The Promise and Perils of Open Systems

10/25: Undergraduate Admissions: Business Visit Day

10/29: Deans’ Seminar Series: Leveraging Technology to Create Competitive Advantage

10/30: CAL Lecture: The Fandom of the Opera: How the Audience for a Centuries-Old Art Form Helped Create Modern Media Technology

11/1: Undergraduate Admissions: Humanities and the Arts Visit Day

In The News:
20-year-old YouTuber is tech reviewing star - USA Today

An Argument for the Power of Persuasion - The New York Times

Today’s Way of Learning is Different - ASEE Prism

High-speed trading needs traffic cop: Think tank - CNBC

NJ Students Develop Flood-Proof Home To Combat Storm Damage – FOX “Chasing NJ”

Ebola Critiqued by Stevens Medical Anthropologist - Scientific American

New Veterans Center Opens At CSUSM San Marcos - KPBS-TV

HFT in The Zones - Automated Trader

HFT Is Here to Stay – MarketsMedia

Navy signs Educational Partnership Agreement with Stevens Institute of Technology – Navair

Fear of Ebola can spread despite facts - Star-Telegram

Beware of rough surf and powerful rip currents this weekend - The Record

New Student Center At Cal State San Marcos Opens - XETV

Stevens Welcomes Largest Freshman Class Ever - Hudson Reporter

Stevens Institute of Technology's 114th Convocation - NJ.com