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NYU Poly Fellows and Teachers Use Robotics to Raise Grades
gk12.org, March 24th, 2011
Fellows from the GK-12 project at NYU Polytechnic Institute and teachers at 18 elementary and middle schools in Brooklyn are involving students in a robotics program that is making a difference in math and science grades. The program at the Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young...
Brains, Ducks & Nuts Overall Winners at 2011 SAE Aero Design West!
sae.org, March 23rd, 2011
The 2011 edition of the SAE Aero Design West competition was a windblown affair. Winds reaching 30 mph (26 Knots) were clocked at the Fort Worth Thunderbird Flying Field. Teams from Letourneau University (The Rubber Ducky) Regular Class, Polytechnic Institute of NYU (AeroNuts) Advanced Class and...
Using robots to help raise student grades
By Art McFarland, WABC-TV, March 21st, 2011
Looking to boost math and science? The answer may be letting robots take over. That's happening in more than a dozen public elementary and middle schools. In fact, 75 percent of the kids involved raised their overall grades by a half or full letter grade and 80 percent raised their math and...
When to Buy or Sell? Don’t Trust Your Instincts
By Paul Sullivan, The New York Times, March 11th, 2011
ANYONE watching television commercials could easily conclude that trading stocks is something a baby can do from a crib. But new research into 17 years of call records at a boutique investment adviser shows that the baby in all of us is likely to buy or sell at the worst possible time. Philip Z....
Brooklyn Schoolkids Do the Robot
By Melanie Grayce West, Wall Street Journal, March 8th, 2011
What happens when you mix young engineers, teachers, students and robots in a Brooklyn classroom? "A whole bunch of magic," says Marilyn Gelber, president of the Brooklyn Community Foundation. The foundation is giving a $500,000 grant to expand a program that invites engineering students into serve...
NYU-Poly professor brings robots to kids
By Brian Tam, Washington Square News, March 8th, 2011
For most kids robots are reserved for the big screen. But Dr. Lester Young, Jr., is trying to change that. Young helped create the Central Brooklyn Robotics Initiative in 2007, which partnered with NYU-Poly's robotics program to provide opportunities in science and technology for underprivileged K-...
Robot Fish Can Trick the Real Thing
By Hallie Deaktor Kapner, National Science Foundation, March 7th, 2011
Scientists have long turned to nature for inspiration and innovation. From unlocking the secrets of spider silk to create super-strong materials to taking hints from geckos for new adhesives, clues from the natural world often lead to advances in our practical world. But the relationship between...
Underdog’s Feat Is Inspiration for Cricket’s Dreamers
By George Vecsey, nytimes.com, March 5th, 2011
Editor’s note: members of NYU-Poly’s cricket team are the “cricket dreamers” in a New York Times article that follows them as they watch the Cricket World Cup. Excerpts follow. Ireland beat England. This delicious upset last Wednesday has been the highlight of the Cricket World Cup, at least...
SeedStart Media 2011 Launches Summer Startup Program for Digital Media Entrepreneurs
March 4th, 2011
SeedStart Media 2011, a summer program for the most innovative startup companies in digital content, e-commerce, ad infrastructure and mobile technology announced that it will begin accepting applications today. The Program will link entrepreneurs with largest media, advertising and technology...
Fish and microchips. It swims, it guides, it looks just like a fish -- a new undersea robot tips its scales in favour of science.
CBCradio, March 2nd, 2011
Maurizio Porfiri updates his research on robotic fish and talks about his work with children at the New York Aquarium on Canada’s public radio. Go to 14:00 on section 3 Wednesday, March 2. Listen to CBCradio
