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Inventing Tomorrow

Inventing Tomorrow | Fall 2001

Special report

Preserving our planet

A special report details the work of IT faculty who are creating new technologies to improve and protect the environment, pursuing basic research on environmental issues, and promoting environmental literacy. Full story

Features

A mission aboard the vomit comet

A unique NASA program sends nine aerospace engineering students on the ride of a lifetime. Full story

Fast forward

An entertaining and provocative program offers new insights into life-changing 20th-century inventions. Full story

Fueling the future

Alumnus Lynn Orr pays tribute to the IT mentor and lifelong friend who shares his passion for learning and exceptional standards. Full story

Regular columns

From the dean

Regents Professor H. Ted Davis Full story

Alumni report

News from the IT Alumni Society Full story

Investing in IT

Opportunities and impact Full story

Retrospect

People and events that shaped our world Full story