Oregon State celebrates women in STEM with new film, other events
February 1, 2021
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University will mark the United Nations’ International Day of Women and Girls in Science this month with a two-day Celebration of Women in Engineering that includes a new documentary plus panel discussions – all of which are free, virtual and open to the public.
Created by OSU Productions, “Rooted in Community” shares the story of six women faculty in the OSU College of Engineering. Ingrid Arocho, Belinda Batten, Pallavi Dhagat, Bryony DuPont, Kathryn Higley and Kelsey Stoerzinger speak about how they break barriers, make impacts through research and seek to guide the next generation of engineers.
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BEAVERTON, Ore., Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Vernier Software & Technology is now accepting applications for the 2021 Vernier Engineering Award. The annual award, with prizes valued at $5,500, recognizes one middle school, high school, or college educator from any STEM subject area for innovatively using Vernier products to teach engineering concepts or practices to students. We are committed to supporting educators in every way possible as they work to develop the next generation of scientists and engineers, said John Wheeler, CEO of Vernier Software & Technology. The Vernier Engineering Award is one way to recognize educators for their innovative use of data-collection technology whether it is being used in the classroom or remotely as well as share their best practices with others.
Educators and researchers in Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering have leading roles in a project to bring the adventure that is engineering into high school classrooms.
January 1, 2021
While COVID-19 influenced just about every aspect of our year, 2020 still brought out the best in our community
We often use this day to celebrate the year that was at Campbell University, but on this last day of 2020, “celebrate” is hardly the word we’re looking for.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the infection of more than 83 million people globally and has been responsible for nearly 2 million deaths. It has shut down entire countries and wrecked once vital economies. It has changed our way of life on multiple levels, and in higher education, it has changed the way we teach and learn.
Albert Titus
UB researcher Albert H. Titus, professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
Fellowship, according to the NAI, is the highest professional distinction accorded by the organization to academic inventors who have demonstrated “a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and the welfare of society.”
Titus is one of 175 researchers worldwide to be elected to the NAI this year.
“Albert Titus is a prolific investigator whose innovative research record spans a diverse array of fields, including artificial vision, hardware and software for artificial neural networks, optoelectronics and integrated sensor systems. He is a recognized leader in his field, with patents and scholarship that have contributed greatly to the advancement of technologies with great societal