by Mary Beth Carroll, Assistant Director of Student Affairs in the Office of Student Engagement and Practice at the University of Michigan School of Public Health Most graduate school applications require two to three letters of recommendation, which provide another dimension to your application and, when viewed alongside other factors such as your GPA, professional experience and […]
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Time transfer performance of BDS-3 satellites improved
Time transfer technology based on navigation satellites started in the 1980s. The conventional common view (CV), all-in-view (AV) and precise point positioning (PPP) time comparison methods based on global navigation satellite system (GNSS) satellites have been widely used in remote and high-precision time comparison activities. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-11-bds-satellites.html…
It’s the Biggest Job in Tech. So Why Can’t They Find Anyone To Do It?
An anonymous reader shares a report: An exciting new vacancy has opened up that will likely tempt some IT leaders into freshening up their CV: the UK is recruiting a Government Chief Digital Officer (GCDO), who will be working at the highest levels of the Cabinet Office to lead the digital transformation of public services in the country. All of this…
Cataclysmic variable V1460 Her has a fast spinning white dwarf accreting from an evolved donor star, study finds
An international team of astronomers has conducted spectroscopic and photometric observations of a cataclysmic variable (CV) known as V1460 Her. Results of the study indicate that the system consists of a fast-spinning white dwarf that accretes matter from its evolved companion star. The finding is reported in a paper published August 30 on arXiv.org. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-09-cataclysmic-variable-v1460-fast-white.html…
New cataclysmic variable star discovered
Using NASA’s Kepler spacecraft, astronomers have detected a new bright transient event. After further analysis, the newly found transient source turned out to be a cataclysmic variable (CV) star. The finding is detailed in a paper published August 10 on the arXiv pre-print server. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-08-cataclysmic-variable-star.html…
PTF1J2224+17 is a polar, new study confirms
German astronomers have conducted photometric observations of a cataclysmic variable (CV) star known as PTF1J2224+17. Results of the observational campaign confirm that this object is a polar, as suggested by previous studies. The new findings are presented in a paper published May 27 on arXiv.org. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-06-ptf1j222417-polar.html…
Activate this ‘Bracelet of Silence,’ and Alexa Can’t Eavesdrop
Ben Zhao and his wife, Heather Zheng, computer science professors at the University of Chicago, designed what they are calling a “bracelet of silence” that will jam the Echo or any other microphones in the vicinity from listening in on the wearer’s conversations. The New York Times reports: The bracelet is like an anti-smartwatch, both in its cyberpunk aesthetic and in…
What’s new on Coursera for Business – December 2019
By Kyle Clark, Senior Skills Transformation Consultant Coursera’s university and industry partners launched over 50 courses in December to round out 2019. Our new courses range in topic from the data-heavy – including new AI, cloud, and analytics courses – to cultural intelligence, public health, security management, and business English. Here are our top picks […]
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Deep eclipses detected in the cataclysmic variable J0130
Russian astronomer Valery Kozhevnikov has conducted photometric observations of the cataclysmic variable (CV) IPHAS J013031.89+622132.3 (J0130 for short), finding that the object exhibits deep eclipses. The discovery, presented in a paper published December 17 on arXiv.org, could provide more clues on the nature of this CV. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-12-deep-eclipses-cataclysmic-variable-j0130.html…
GermanWiper Ransomware Hits Germany Hard, Destroys Files, Asks For Ransom
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: For the past week, a new ransomware strain has been wreaking havoc across Germany. Named GermanWiper, this ransomware doesn’t encrypt files but instead it rewrites their content with zeroes, permanently destroying users’ data. As a result, any users who get infected by this ransomware should be aware that paying the ransom demand will…