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Mon, 02/01/2021 LAWRENCE — Officials at Haskell Indian Nations University are partnering with students from the University of Kansas School of Engineering to develop a justice center on the Haskell campus. The Hiawatha Center for Justice is the brainchild of Dan Wildcat, a longtime Haskell professor. The project is to redevelop historic Hiawatha Hall — an 1898 stone building on the campus that has fallen into disuse and disrepair after being shuttered in 2005 — into an interdisciplinary c...

Kulkarni, who joined the University faculty in 1991 and holds the title of William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Electrical Engineering, will return to teaching and research.

The LEGO Foundation is partnering with the Lemann Foundation to make education in Brazil more equitable. The Brazilian non-profit org was awarded a nearly US$4-million grant as part of LEGO’s Tech & Play Initiative. With this funding, the Lemann Foundation plans to implement a four-year Creative Schools Program through its Brazilian Creative Learning Network. The initiative—which will reach more than 500,000 students in the region—is designed to provide hands-on educational opportunities ...

© Getty Images Our nation has seen many dark, chaotic days this past year. We have fallen behind the rest of the world and it is clear that the deprioritization of science is partially to blame. As we look towards Inauguration Day, we must be intentional in rebuilding our nation’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) capacity. President-elect Biden’s ambitious, policy focused approach to governing will tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, racial justice and climate change. Creating a ...

January 19, 2021 Andrea Burrows The associate dean of undergraduate programs in the University of Wyoming College of Education is the recipient of the Outstanding Science Teacher Educator of the Year Level One Award. Andrea Burrows, a professor in the UW School of Teacher Education, received the award during the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE) 2021 International Conference, which took place virtually Jan. 14-15. As part of the award, she received a plaque and a cash award from ...

Join us on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 6:30 pm (est) for the next event in the "Conversations on South Asia" series to discuss Ajantha Subramanians latest book, The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India (Harvard University Press, 2019). Subramanian is a professor of Anthropology at Harvard University and will be joined in conversation by members of the Dartmouth community. The remote webinar event is open to the public. Register online at https://tinyurl.com/casteofmerit For more information...

Share this article Share this article 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 ...

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.

Campus Connect Updated: January 11, 2021 18:07 IST Updated: Share Article SASTRA distributes Pongal gift hampers Three hundred Narikuravar families at Devarayaneri near Thirumalaisamudhram have been added this year in SASTRA’s Pongal gift beneficiaries list. According to a SASTRA press release, the Deemed to be University, used to distribute Pongal gift packs comprising rice, jaggery and dhal to the families residing in and around Thirumalaisamudhram hamlet for the past two decades. This yea...

More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Energy grant provides ECCA opportunity to study smart home technology SAVANNAH -- What does a teenager know about energy usage and costs in their homes?   That is one of the questions that Georgia Southern University’s Kania Greer, Ed.D., will ask local students with a new grant-funded program in Effingham County. Greer, coordi...