On March 23, 2021, an online article was published by Scientific Reports which highlights a breakthrough discovery in the fields of science and medicine – “zombie genes.”
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The first close-up picture of a black hole was captured back on April 10, 2019 by collaborators of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project; the discovery was the result of two years of dedicated work by institutions who participated in the project.
A little over one year ago, Stevens closed its doors after the threat of the coronavirus proved to be too great.
As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly becomes more sophisticated, it is still common to presume that robots will not take the form of people, physically behave like humans, or coexist in the world as peers.
In March 2020, the world as we knew it changed in the blink of an eye. Social distancing was implemented and self-quarantine became the new normal.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its winter outlook last October. It called for warmer than normal temperatures in the northeast and southern U.S.
Almost a year following the infamous shutdown, the United States is finally working to vaccinate the entire country. With two vaccines out and another one on the way, herd immunity is starting to look like a real possibility.
According to a study done by the Pew Research Center, around half of the Americans surveyed say that they believe genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are detrimental to their health.
Over the past century, increasing levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere due to the burning of fossil fuels have contributed to the heating of Earth’s climate system.
As a part of President Favardin’s Special Lecture Series on Pandemics, Stevens welcomed Doctor W. Ian Lipkin to discuss the idea of a global public health consortium, a group of people who would be dedicated to preventing another outbreak like COVID-19.

