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International Women’s Day: Black Women Shaping the Future of Academia

HEPI

Professor Lisa-Dionne Morris is Professor of Public & Industry Understanding of Capability Driven Design in the School of Mechanical Engineering, and the Engagement Champion for the EPSRC EDI Hub+, at the University of Leeds. In the US, Black women account for just 2% of science and engineering roles.

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Forging Engineering Pathways

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Electrical Engineering Education:   B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics with minors in Global Engineering Leadership and Arabic, University of Maryland Mentors:   Joyce D. Georgia Tech University; Dr. Ehsan Adeli, Stanford University Favour Nerrise was interested in engineering even before she knew what it was.

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Tenacity Propels African Immigrant Along Engineering Path

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Favour Nerrise was interested in engineering even before she knew what it was. Exposure to engineering doesn’t really exist for my family,” she said. Exposure to engineering doesn’t really exist for my family,” she said. Growing up, there wasn’t really anyone telling me that engineering was a path I could take.

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NTU: Taiwan’s gateway to world-class education and innovation

The PIE News

Students gain foundational knowledge in physics, mathematics, electrical engineering, information technology, and materials science, paired with practical internships in Taiwans vibrant semiconductor workforce. Many graduates have secured positions at top firms, reflecting the success of these initiatives in bridging academia and industry.

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Generative AI in Higher Education: Navigating Policy, Ethics, and Skills Development

HEPI

Among the survey’s findings is the influence of AI on students’ academic interests, with computer science surpassing engineering as the top subject choice. The policy imperative for universities It is essential for universities to be proactive about guiding AI’s use in academia.

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Making an impact at scale

HEPI

TASO is partnering with The Policy Institute at King’s College London and Exogeneity to support a new initiative to scale behavioural insights , building on a previous study to turn evidence into action. For example, say we trial an intervention with Engineering students before rolling it out across the institution.

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The University Business Podcast: Why STEM needs the humanities—and vice versa

University Business

” Georgia Tech’s Vertically Integrated Projects program invites undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as faculty across academia and research, to collaborate on multi-year complex problems. . “It works for university researchers—not necessarily for its students and society.” “The vaccine worked.