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Ford develops and begins manufacturing new powered respirator; expanding other COVID-19 efforts

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Ford has also started providing manufacturing expertise to help scientific instrument provider Thermo Fisher Scientific quickly expand production of COVID-19 collection kits to test for the virus. 3M and Ford will donate any profits they earn from the sale of the PAPR to COVID-19 related nonprofit organizations. Face mask production.

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This IEEE Society’s Secret to Boosting Student Membership

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Give them a seat at the table so they have a say in how the organization is run. Student representatives also help organize conference workshops. The students had a hand in creating a welcome kit for conference attendees. I really want my colleagues to experience the same personal and professional growth as I have.

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Virginia Tech hosting debut student competition to design 3-D printed aircraft, ground vehicles

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Wicks is organizing the competition with Christopher Williams, head of Virginia Tech’s Design, Research, and Education for Additive Manufacturing Systems (DREAMS) Lab, along with the Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation. according to challenge organizers.

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Ukrainian Volunteers Use 3D Printers to Save Lives

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Thanks to these communication systems and volunteer centers, it was possible to supply personal protective equipment (like face shields ) for physicians and social workers. Therefore, together with garment companies, makers have organized the production of a 3D-printed version of the bandages.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk en route to Norway to speak at 2022 Offshore Northern Shore conference

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Musk’s appearance at the 2022 ONS conference has been announced by the event’s organizers themselves. Incidentally, Musk has been helping Zelenzkyy by providing Ukraine with Starlink satellite internet kits to keep the country connected to the internet despite its ongoing war with Russia. Musk is now en route to Norway.

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Using Manga to Spark Interest in STEM

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The idea for Sher-DeCusatis’s second comic, she says, came from a personal experience she had while volunteering for IEEE. Through the organization, I’ve helped [preuniversity] teachers conduct hands-on activities in local schools,” she says. IEEE Member Kit August submitted the story on her behalf.

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Where the President-Elect Candidates Stand on Key Issues

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Increasing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion IEEE is committed to increasing DEI within the organization as well as in the engineering profession as a whole. How the organization will go about doing so was top of mind for some members. One example he shared was the IEEE science-kit program being offered at libraries in Region 4.