The Feds purged 147 foreign students for protesting. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1137059611505910/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
Archive for the ‘university’ Category:
2025-04-04 Trump Interference With Colleges
OMG! What’s going on? Since when does government have the right to interfere with the higher education system?
2024-11-13 Dr. Tyson on Religion In The Science Classroom
He doesn’t care whant you believe on, but he will not allow religion in the science classroom. It has no reason to be there; religion is not objective. https://www.facebook.com/reel/431833579727037?mibextid=9drbnH
2024-08-18 Solar Energy “Breakthrough” – Multilayer Perovskites
Perovskites are not a breakthrough, but making thin, flexible multilayer sheets flexible enough to coat surfaces is innovative. The main issue with Perovskites is they are not as long-lasting as silicon; they lose capacity in a shorter time. This breakthrough presumes this issue has been solved. https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-08-09-solar-energy-breakthrough-could-reduce-need-solar-farms?utm_medium=email&utm_source=ted_talks_daily_newsletter&utm_campaign=daily
2024-03-14 California Colleges Have To Slash Emissions, Decarbonize
The UC and CSU systems track their emissions. California Community College System does not. Good article. California colleges have to slash emissions. Here’s why decarbonization is complex and costly.
2023-11-14 Amsec, Gary Lorenz, John Darjany – history of campus card
I finally found a bit of history about Gary Lorenz. He and I were high school friends. In 1972 he and John Darjany founded a company, Amsec, to make a “campus card system” for California Polytechnic University, Pomona. In 1974, Amsec was purchased by R.D. Products. A brief history of the campus card industry This
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2023-10-01 Parking Lots Becoming As Important As Cars In Climate Change Efforts
That’s what I was saying to the guys at our computer Club meeting today. The cities and educational institutions should be putting canopies covered with solar panels over their parking spaces, and solar panels on their roofs. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/03/parking-lots-becoming-as-important-as-cars-in-climate-change-efforts.html
2023-09-16 Dr. Tyson On Student Debt
Some small amount of debt might be acceptable, such as credit cards. But the student debt os far too onerous and is outright economic slavery. So I don’t agree fully.
2023-08-23 Research On Advanced Techniques And Materials For EUV Lithography
Iteresting interview with a UC Berkeley scientist on their research with EUV – extreme ultraviolet – and developing materials for EUV lithography. One should be aware that when the structures of the chip are under 10 nanometers, if you were standing there looking at the structures on a table, the silicon atoms are about a
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