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SEPTEMBER 2017
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Carnegie Corporation Honors President Farvardin With Academic Leadership Award

Stevens President Nariman Farvardin has been selected by Carnegie Corporation of New York as one of seven university presidents to receive its 2017 Academic Leadership Award in recognition of exceptional leadership in higher education, an award that also carries a $500,000 institutional grant for academic initiatives.


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Incoming Class of 2021 Brings Record Enrollment and Greater Diversity

Admissions data about the newly arrived Class of 2021 offers a revealing snapshot of the largest, most diverse group ever admitted to Stevens, one that is richly varied in geography, gender, nationality and academic majors.


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Hurricanes Harvey & Irma: Lessons Learned, Cautions for NYC and New Jersey

Two Stevens experts say more and stronger storms are inevitable — and suggest ways to avoid the planning mistakes that can lead to disaster.


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New Research Aims to Help Cities Manage Runaway Rainfall

Stevens' first "Living Laboratory," located in the newly-constructed North Building, features a rain garden and multiple green roof setups that could revolutionize urban stormwater management.


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Stevens-Developed Tools Simulate the Fallout From a Nuclear Missile Strike

Heightened tensions between the U.S. and North Korea underscore the threat of a nuclear war. Two software creations by Stevens professor Alex Wellerstein offer a horrifying depiction of the damage a nuclear detonation could inflict.


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Stevens Receives NSF Award to Engage Underrepresented Students in STEM

The $450,000 grant will go towards developing a multimedia curriculum aimed at increasing the interest and knowledge of science and engineering of high school students.

Stevens Through the Years

ImageLast week, New York and New Jersey rail commuters felt some relief when the "Summer of Hell," brought on by track repairs at New York Penn Station, came to an end. The station, used by Amtrak, NJ Transit and the Long Island Railroad, was once a storied landmark rooted in Stevens technology. In the early 1900s, George Gibbs of the Stevens Class of 1882 was a world-leading electrical engineer who oversaw the construction of Penn Station's superstructure, as well as the electrification of 28 acres of yards underneath. Modeled after the Basilica of Constantine in Rome, the grandeur of Old Penn Station gave it the nickname "the Temple of Transportation." Gibbs passed away in 1940, well before his most famous project was torn down in 1964 to make way for the new Penn Station.

In the News

NBC NEWS 4 NEW YORK
► Video: NJ Oceanographer (Stevens Professor Alan Blumberg) Can Forecast Tidal Flooding


BBC
How Prepared Are We for the Impact of a Nuclear War?


CNBC
► Video: Big Concern is People Who Don't Have Flood Insurance


THE STAR-LEDGER
Restore Funding to Turbocharge N.J.'s Research and Development (Opinion Co-authored by Stevens President Nariman Farvardin)


THE ATLANTIC
Building an H-Bomb in Plain Sight (Authored by Stevens Professor Alex Wellerstein)


NEXT CITY
Green Roofs Are Getting a Big Trial in Hoboken


CIO INSIGHT
Stevens Institute's CIO Advances Innovation


PROPERTY CASUALTY 360
The Shift to Autonomous Vehicles Means Opportunity for Insurers


CONTAGIONLIVE.COM
New Rapid, Cost-Effective Diagnostic Test for Viral & Bacterial Infections in Development

Events

9/20: Stevens Venture Center Speaker Series: Effective Crowdfunding Tips for Hardware Startups


9/27: Sustainability Seminar Series: Coastal Resiliency in a Dynamic Ecosystem


9/30-10/01: Alumni Athletics Day


10/4: The President's Distinguished Lecture Series Featuring Dr. Oren Etzioni, CEO, Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence


10/6-10/8: Digital Healthcare Hackathon


10/7: Undergraduate Admissions Visit Day


10/9: SAIL 2017 Conference: Digital Innovation


10/11: Alternative Fuels in the Transportation Sector


10/21: Humanities and the Arts Visit Day


10/23: Research and Innovation Lecture Series with Stefan Hiermaier, University of Freiburg


10/27: OnStage at Stevens: An Evening of Aria and Song

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