Monday, June 29, 2009
A graduate student in the College of Information Sciences and Technology recently won the Graduate Student Best Paper Award at the 4th Asian Conference on Risk Assessment and Management, held at Beijing Normal University of China. (more)
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Chinese officials claimed they prevented rain on the first day of the 2008 Beijing Olympics by launching rockets into the rain clouds the night before. Emeritus professor of meteorology Charles L. Hosler asserts that the good weather that day was coincidental. While the impact that humans can have on the weather is currently negligible, Hosler predicts that in the future we will be able to alter precipitation patterns in a predictable manner. (more)
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Years of training and dedication paid off for IST alumnus Adam Wiercioch when he took home a silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Wiercioch was part of the Polish team that earned second place in the men's epee fencing event. (more)