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Remembering Former IEEE President Ken Laker

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The US $10,000 scholarship is administered by IEEE Educational Activities and is payable over four years of undergraduate university study. In addition to sharing his time and talents with IEEE, he was a professor of electrical engineering for 35 years at the University of Pennsylvania , in Philadelphia.

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Paying Tribute to 1997 IEEE President Charles K. Alexander

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At the time of his death, he was a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Cleveland State University and served as dean of its engineering school. He was a former professor and dean at several schools including Temple University , California State University, Northridge , and Ohio University.

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IEEE Power & Energy Society President Dies at 69

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in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California , in Los Angeles. Ferreira's first job, in 1981, was at the Institute of Power Electronics and Electric Drives at Aachen University , in Germany. He left in 1985 to join the Rand Afrikaans University, now part of the University of Johannesburg.

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Video Friday: Quadruped Transformer

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ICRA 2022 : 23–27 May 2022, Philadelphia ERF 2022 : 28–30 June 2022, Rotterdam, Netherlands CLAWAR 2022 : 12–14 September 2022, Azores, Portugal Enjoy today’s videos! I’m nearly convinced that all robots should be quadrupeds and humanoids and have wheels.

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Study warns on possible air pollution link to neuroinflammatory, Alzheimer and Parkinson’s pathologies in megacity children

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Children living in polluted megacities are at increased risk for brain inflammation and neurodegenerative changes, including Alzheimer or Parkinson’s disease, according to a study led by University of Montana Professor Dr. Lilian Calderón-Garcidueñas and her colleagues.

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Explore Pioneering Software at the Computer History Museum

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It wasn’t until he studied logic and the philosophy of science at Brown University , in Providence, R.I., He went on to earn a master’s degree in the sociology of scientific knowledge from the University of Edinburgh and another master’s in the history of science from Princeton. “At Brock is an active IEEE volunteer.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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We’ve Entered the Age of Shared Mobility This article may contain affiliate links Car sharing has changed dramatically since C lean Fleet Report first reported on it almost two decades ago. as well as 600 universities throughout the country. Her insights greatly helped with this article. Zipcar’s potential is enormous.

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