Emily Tate Sullivan

2 months ago | uc.edu | Emily Tate Sullivan

Ilyas Malik, a mechanical engineering student at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS), is making waves—quite literally, lunar ones. As a co-op student at Firefly Aerospace, Malik played a key role in supporting the company’s successful bid to NASA to deliver six cutting-edge experiments to the lunar surface as part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.

2 months ago | edsurge.com | Emily Tate Sullivan

Several years ago, Oklahoma City Public Schools shuttered more than a dozen of its school buildings. It was part of a realignment process in the district to right-size student populations within schools — some were overcrowded, others were underenrolled — and to make the school experience better and more consistent for students across the city. But what to do with all of those empty buildings? It’s a question that scores of district leaders across the country are now asking themselves.

Mar 10, 2025 | edsurge.com | Emily Tate Sullivan

Nancy Muñoz is on her second act — this time, in a school — and she feels she’s finally where she belongs. After a long career working in health care, the pandemic led her to seek a new opportunity. She found it in the form of an operations coordinator role inside a middle school in Camden, New Jersey. In that position, Muñoz sits at the front desk — what she calls “the face of the house” — answering phone calls, sending emails, receiving visitors.

Mar 10, 2025 | uc.edu | Emily Tate Sullivan

In the high-stakes world of the United States Air Force, where every detail can mean the difference between triumph and tragedy, a team of unsung heroes—anthropometrists—works tirelessly to ensure the health, safety, and combat readiness of military personnel. These experts wield their knowledge like a weapon, crafting equipment and systems that fit the diverse bodies of today’s fighting force, boosting mission success with every precise measurement.

Feb 27, 2025 | edsurge.com | Emily Tate Sullivan

Idaho is poised to become the first state in the country to eliminate state-mandated child-to-staff ratios for early care and education settings — a longstanding and universal licensing requirement used to ensure minimum quality standards and health and safety in environments where babies, toddlers and young children are being served. It’s one of a handful of changes included in a bill that seeks to deregulate key components of the early care and education industry.