Education

ACerS and Florida Tech join forces to offer series of short courses in bioceramics

By Jessica McMathis / May 29, 2014

The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) has signed a partnership agreement with the Florida Institute of Technology’s (FIT) Continuing Education department to offer a series of short courses in bioceramics taught by Dr. Larry Hench.

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Brennecka to join faculty at Colorado School of Mines

By Jessica McMathis / May 27, 2014

Geoff Brennecka will join the faculty at Colorado School of Mines (CSM) on August 18 as an assistant professor at CSM’s Colorado Center for Advanced Ceramics (CCAC).

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Social media stereotypes? Study identifies four types of users among academics and researchers

By Jessica McMathis / May 26, 2014

A study of academics and researchers from German universities and the Association’s research institutions has pinpointed four types of social media users in research and academia.

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Full of bioinspired ceramics and student content, the June/July ACerS Bulletin is now online

By April Gocha / May 23, 2014

The June/July 2014 issue of the ACerS Bulletin, a double issue featuring bioinspired materials and student content, is now online.

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Ceramics and glass business news of the week

By April Gocha / May 23, 2014

Ceramics and glass business news of the week for May 23, 2014.

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We didn’t start the fire—but you can with a presentation at Bioceramics 2014

By April Gocha / May 7, 2014

The deadline for Bioceramics 2014, July 30–August 1 in Ohio’s capital city, is fast approaching, so be sure to register soon! Plenary speaker Larry Hench is also featured in a soon-to-be-released video short course on bioceramics through a collaboration between Florida Institute of Technology and ACerS.

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USA Science & Engineering Festival a stunning success—and ACerS was there!

By Jessica McMathis / April 30, 2014

ACerS participated in the 2014 USA Science and Engineering Festival let week that attracted 325,000 attendees.

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Survey: Americans mostly cool with science, so long as it doesn’t mess with grandma

By Jessica McMathis / April 26, 2014

Pew Research Center, in partnership with Smithsonian Magazine, asked Americans what they think about science, and their answers—which range from optimistic to downright dismal—may shock (or entertain) you.

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To tweet or retreat? Survey shows researchers aren’t tapping in to social media’s powers of dissemination

By Jessica McMathis / April 22, 2014

A new paper by a Michigan State University (MSU) researcher suggests that university scholars have all-but-ignored social networks in distributing scientific findings and connecting with their tweet-happy, tech-savvy students.

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Billion-dollar global development lab seeks scientific solutions to end extreme poverty by 2030

By Jessica McMathis / April 16, 2014

The newly formed US Global Development Lab is set to offer up scientific solutions to the world’s poverty problems—and end extreme poverty by 2030.

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