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Trump to Nominate Stephen Hahn, Cancer Researcher, to Head F.D.A.

President Trump said Friday that he intended to nominate Dr. Stephen M. Hahn, a top executive at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, to be the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. If he is confirmed by the Senate, Dr. Hahn would fill the vacancy left by Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who… Read More: Trump to Nominate Stephen Hahn, Cancer Researcher, to Head F.D.A. »

This machine learning researcher wanted to design an adult diaper

Will Herlands has studied machine learning at MIT and Carnegie Mellon, so he’s got the kind of background that could land him a job at any of the largest technology companies. But Herlands is working on something else: an adult diaper. Several years ago, Herlands spoke with a urologist about the prevalence of bladder leakage… Read More: This machine learning researcher wanted to design an adult diaper »