Author: mholler
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Fr. Philip Larrey: “AI, the new technologies, and the Human”
Fr. Philip Larrey, Chairman of the Research and Ethics Committee at CatholicTech, recently presented at the 14th Annual Napa Institute Summer Conference, on July 24-28, 2024. In his presentation titled “AI, the new technologies, and the Human,” Fr. Larrey discussed “the ethical challenges and opportunities of AI, focusing on how we can navigate this new…
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Presidential Message on the Founding of the Catholic Institute of Technology
Most Reverend Arthur L. Kennedy, Ph.D. Dear Students, Parents, Faculty and Friends: It is an honor and privilege to introduce you to a new and important venture in Catholic Education. While new, its foundations are ancient. The Catholic Institute of Technology is a response from within the Church’s long tradition intended to provide Catholic students…
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Meet an Incoming Freshman of CatholicTech
Maria Isabel Pastrana-O’Connor is an incoming freshman from San Antonio, Texas coming to CatholicTech this fall I went to a smaller high school, and while there were not many class options, I took as many STEM classes as I could. In middle school, I was the captain of the robotics club, and went on to…
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Dr. Negreiros’ paper to be published in Journal of Physics G
Dr. Rodrigo Negreiros, physics professor at CatholicTech University, has recently published a paper that has been accepted to the Journal of Physics G. The paper – “Cooling of hadronic stars with dark matter components” – looks at research on neutron stars and dark matter particles in their composition, and how dark matter effects their thermal…
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Saint Albert the Great: Patron of the Sciences
How faith and science came together in the life of this Doctor of the Church St. Albert the Great was born in 1200 in Germany into a military family. As a young man, Albert went to study at the University of Padua. There he first encountered philosophy and the writings of Aristotle; this would become…
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Why Orange?
Ever wonder why the color of CatholicTech is orange? Discover the color’s academic history! Throughout many years, graduating students and members of academia dress in black robes, caps, and colored hoods for commencement exercises and other academic festivities. While such an ensemble may appear strange or silly, graduation regalia and academic colors hold very specific…
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CatholicTech Admissions: Join us at Castel Gandolfo!
Catholic Institute of Technology’s inaugural cohort will be arriving to campus in Castel Gandolfo in a few short months. They are exceptional students from across the United States and world, eager to build and transform a new academic community dedicated to scientific inquiry and Catholic theological understanding. CatholicTech is ready to meet the next class…
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CatholicTech faculty at Humanity 2.0
The Pontifical Academy of the Sciences hosted a Humanity 2.0 conference at the Vatican, bringing together engineers and business owners together to discuss solutions on how to align artificial intelligence with human flourishing. Specifically, they asked the questions: what is stopping humans from flourishing, and how can we create solutions for this? Matthew Sanders, CEO…
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Dr. Santos presents at Congress on Integral Ecology
Dr. Lílian Santos recently presented at the Congress on Integral Ecology, organized by Expanded Reason Institute at Universidad Francisco de Vitoria in Madrid, Spain. The conference took place June 10-12, and focused on the ecological question of the convergence of interest and dialogue between different sciences, technology, philosophy, and theology. The conference’s goal was to respond…
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Alessandro DiSanto on the mission of CatholicTech
“I’m excited for CatholicTech to lead the charge in our postmodern world with an authentically Catholic pursuit of truth.” Alessandro DiSanto, co-founder of the Hallow App, gives insight to the forming of his company, and his excitement about the mission of CatholicTech. What inspired you to develop the Hallow App, and how has its growth…