Coolidge shares message of self-acceptance

In a Commencement speech that was slyly funny, painfully raw and delightfully circuitous, award-winning actor Jennifer Coolidge urged the 3,400 members of the Class of 2024 to dare to be who they want to be.

Quantum physics may help lasers see through fog

Jung-Tsung Shen at the McKelvey School of Engineering is implementing quantum technology to develop ways that lasers can operate effectively in challenging environments, supported by a two-year $1 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Notables

The School of Medicine has received the 2024 National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education Institutional Excellence Award for professional schools. The honor recognizes work by faculty, staff and students to foster a diverse and inclusive culture.

Notables

The University Archives recently acquired the papers of Jack Arnett Kirkland, an associate professor at the Brown School and an internationally known scholar who writes, lectures and consults on the African American family and social and economic development.

Research Wire

Sang-Hoon Bae, a researcher at the McKelvey School of Engineering, has developed artificial heterostructures made of freestanding 2D and 3D membranes that have an energy density up to 19 times higher than commercially available capacitors.

Announcements

Record moves to summer schedule

Today’s issue marks the last Record of the 2023-24 academic year. The next issue will be published Wednesday, May 22, and then typically twice weekly through the summer. Visit The Source for the latest news.