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Celebrating the Life of University of Texas Professor Mo-Shing Chen

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Chen’s contagious enthusiasm and thorough understanding of power systems— along with a knack for communicating difficult concepts clearly, simply, and humorously—made him a popular professor. Participants have come from China, Israel, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Macedonia, Spain, and Russia.

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Can Neural Stimulation Zap Addiction?

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Regulators in the United States, Canada, the European Union, and Israel have already authorized the treatment as an aid for cigarette smokers hoping to kick the habit. The data collected from Peter’s brain are helping to test this concept. “We We aren’t targeting the brain circuits as effectively as we could,” Steele says. “We