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3. A better 5G switch

Last May, University of Texas at Austin faculty partnered with researchers at the University of Lille in France to build a radio-frequency switch — the thing in…

2. 5G assistive backpack

New York University’s 5G research facility has been studying the technology in Brooklyn since 2012 and has since developed countless projects, including, according to the center’s website,…

1. 5G tractors

In 2019, Purdue University researchers worked with their contemporaries at North Carolina State University to build a National Science Foundation-funded specialized wireless network to turn farm machinery,…

Virtual Lovefeast

Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this year streamed its annual Christmas Lovefeast, a Moravian celebration that includes singing, stories and bible readings. Broadcast from the…

Christmas online

Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, this year postponed its annual indoor Christmas tree, typically donated by local residents. The tree’s annual lighting ceremony, which dates back…
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A Christmas Carol

The University of Idaho’s production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” was broadcast online earlier this month, despite challenges with organizing and presenting the event entirely online.…

A Christmas concert

Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, held its annual Christmas concert virtually this year, fading in individual singers during their solos. The full 80-minute performance, conducted by…

5. Experiment and iterate

During the pandemic especially, universities need to adapt their offline content to online formats quickly, which means that neither the processes backing the courses nor the content…

3. Make learning social

Networking and student-to-student interaction are key components of the in-person learning experience, Crowley said, and Harvard wanted to retain those social interactions for its online offerings. This…
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