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Science and Technology June 14, 2023

Glass: Neither a solid nor a liquid, this common yet complicated material is still surprising scientists

by John Mauro, Penn State and Katelyn Kirchner, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Glass is a material of many faces: It is both…

diagram of a device consisting of nothing but a ground wire, a resistor, a switch and an antenna

Science and Technology January 24, 2023

Device transmits radio waves with almost no power – without violating the laws of physics

by Joshua R. Smith, University of Washington and Zerina Kapetanovic, Stanford University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A new ultra-low-power method of communication at first…

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

Cobb County Public Library April 5, 2022

Cobb County Public Library has Wi-Fi-equipped Chromebooks for checkout for people with little or no broadband access

The Cobb County Public Library now has 150 Chromebooks with built-in cellular Wi-Fi service that are available for checkout to library patrons 17 years old and up who have either…

photo of Cobb Superior Court building from the front with a blue sky with clouds in the background

Cobb County July 29, 2021

Superior Court to upgrade property record software

At the request of Superior Court Clerk Connie Taylor, Support Services Director Sharon Stanley, and Information Services Director Kimberly Lemley, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved replacement of the…

Forklift unloading pallets of Chromebooks for Cobb schools

Education September 23, 2020

Conversation with the CEO of the company providing Chromebooks to Cobb schools

The COVID-19 pandemic brought on a lot of changes in the way we interact, do business and in particular how we educate our children. The Cobb County School District has…

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Elections November 17, 2024

Did The Polls Get It Wrong and How Do They Impact The Election?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College There’s a myth that the polls were wildly inaccurate in 2024, a common refrain that we’ve heard since 2016. Are…

Race Nationality and Culture November 17, 2024

Racism is such a touchy topic that many US educators avoid it – we are college professors who tackled that challenge head on

by Adam Seagrave, Arizona State University and Stephanie Shonekan, University of Maryland, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It is not easy to teach about race…

Economy November 17, 2024

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