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JULY 2018
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Can Social Media Move Bitcoin Prices? Stevens Research Says 'Yes'

Verifying for the first time social media's effect on cryptocurrency, a Stevens-led research team found that certain commenters carry much more weight than others.


From Ducks to a Dynasty

Drafted by MLB's most storied franchise – the New York Yankees – Stevens' pitching ace Charlie Ruegger says getting his bachelor's in quantitative finance remains a top priority.


A Talent for Mentoring Student Innovators

Award-winning biomedical engineering professor Vikki Hazelwood Ph.D. '07 has advised hundreds of students, many of whom who have launched startups and received patents for work that began as Stevens senior design projects.


Stevens' Female Graduates Out-Earn Men, Close Wage Gap

Among the nation’s top colleges and universities, Stevens is ranked #2 for the smallest gender gap in earnings among its graduates, with women out-earning men by 1.6 percent, according to data reported by Forbes magazine.


To Stop a Spy Network, Use Math

The research of two Stevens graduate students – Alexis Doucette and Alicia Muth – builds on the idea of domination in graph theory as a way of dismantling any type of computer network, including spy networks.


London Calling

Music and computer science talent Moenika Chowdhury '18 will pursue master's studies at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London.

Stevens Through the Years

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) chapter at Stevens was recently honored by the society with a WOW! Challenge Award for its K-12 STEM outreach efforts. Stevens women have always helped lead the effort in nurturing future women leaders in the math and science fields. In fact, Beatrice Alice Hicks M.S. '49 co-founded SWE and became its first president in 1950, a year after she earned a master's in physics from Stevens. (Photo: Walter P. Reuther Library)

In the News

FOX BUSINESS
► Using Technology to Teach Finance


SCIENCEDAILY
How Social Media's Powerful 'Silent Majority' Moves Bitcoin Prices


THE NEW YORK TIMES
And to Think That I Saw It in New York Harbor


LSE BUSINESS REVIEW
The Voice of the Silent Majority Behind Bitcoin's Rise


NIH DIRECTOR'S BLOG
Brain in Motion


THE JERSEY JOURNAL
Stevens Junior Drafted by Yankees in MLB Draft


ROI-NJ
Murphy Names State's Chief Technology Officer


WCBS NEWSRADIO 880
Festival to Celebrate Flag Day With Giant Hot-Air Balloon

Events

7/13-7/14: The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams


7/26: Stevens Graduate Open House


9/12: TEDx Stevens Institute of Technology

Stevens on Social Media

The Stevens campus hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the new Babbio Plaza and the world's biggest flying hot-air balloon in honor of Flag Day. Stay connected to what's going on at Stevens - "Like" us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

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