The AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassadors Program completed its first year with a transition event for its inaugural class at the Thomas Edison National Historical Park on June 15th. In its second year, the program seeks to leverage its efforts and use the voices of Class 2 of Invention Ambassadors to further its vision: “to showcase the human face of inventors in order to inform, inspire and influence thought leaders and global communities.”
Read MoreLess than a year after he was hired by the University of Florida as part of its pre-eminence initiative, Juan Gilbert is stepping into the role of chairman of the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering in the College of Engineering.
Read MoreMarvin Andujar and Chris Crawford have been inseparable for about three years and can practically read each other’s minds. Now they have a drone that can read theirs. Andujar and Crawford, both UF human-centered computing third-year doctoral students, programmed a brain-computer interface software for a mind-controlled drone.
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