Eau Claire was buzzing with sports action on Saturday, January 18th. The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team scored a notable win against UW-Whitewater, while the women's team faced a tough loss. The men's team had an impressive performance, scoring their highest points in a conference game since 19
Are you tethered to your phone, tablet, or computer? Chances are, you spend more time staring at a screen than connecting with people face-to-face. Christine Rosen, author of "The Extinction of Experience, " worries that our widespread use of devices is making us lose out on vital human interactions
Donald Trump, the ex-president and potential incoming president, gathered his staunch conservative allies in the opulent gold-and-white ballroom of Mar-a-Lago on a Friday night. This meeting, held 10 days before his swearing-in, had a clear objective: to outline his vision for reigniting his preside
When Donald Trump was set to take office, thousands of young people filled the streets of Washington, D. C. , to make their voices heard. JoJo Milton, 26, traveled from Tennessee to join the People’s March. He worried about the future of the planet, LGBTQ+ rights, and women's rights. For him, protec
Donald Trump has launched a new cryptocurrency token, and its value has skyrocketed. This isn't your typical investment, though. It's a meme coin, a type of crypto that can become incredibly popular and valuable overnight. Trump's coin is no exception. It started at $10 and rose to $70 in just a few
Ever wondered how your olive oil goes from the tree to your kitchen table? A new study is using blockchain and IoT to make this journey crystal clear. Here's how it works: tiny sensors (IoT) track things like temperature and humidity, which can affect the oil's quality. All this data is stored on so
Decentralized Finance, or DeFi, is changing the old ways of banking by letting people trade directly. But to really understand how well it’s working, we need lots of transaction data, especially from what’s called Layer 2 (L2) solutions. These are like special highways that make DeFi faster and more
When smart home devices collect data, it's crucial to keep it safe and reliable. But how can we trust this data if it's stored in a centralized system that can fail? Meet TraVel, a smart solution that uses blockchain and transfer learning to manage IoT data securely. TraVel uses a system called IPF
Let's look at the experience of undocumented immigrants in the United States, especially around the time when immigration reform was being talked about in Congress in 2010. A lot happened between 2001 and then, starting with the changes after the 9/11 attacks. The government tightened immigration po
A fungus named Hymenoscyphus fraxineus is devastating Europe's common ash trees, causing a disease called ash dieback. Scientists want to know how some trees resist this fungus better than others. They studied ash trees in six European countries, looking at both their tolerance to the disease and th
