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Syrian Refugee in Ireland Wins Science Award

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
March / April 2019

March 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment

Suad Al Darra, a master’s student studying computer science at NUI Galway’s College of Engineering and Informatics, was one of five winners at the recent Techfugees Global Challenge competition. Inspired by her own personal displacement journey, Suad discovered the power of big data during her studies and entered her “Refugees Are” project, a news analysis platform that aims to … [Read more...] about Syrian Refugee in Ireland Wins Science Award

George Boole Celebrations

By Julia Brodsky, Editorial Assistant
December / January 2016

December 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment

On November 2nd, 2015, schoolchildren all over the world engaged in a lesson in Boolean mathematics and logic through the launch of University College Cork’s Bring Boole2School program. The date marks the bicentennial anniversary of the birth of George Boole, the English mathematician, logician, and philosopher who is often called the “forefather of the information age.” Boole … [Read more...] about George Boole Celebrations

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