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This Engineer Promotes Innovation-Based Projects in Uganda

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Ever since Lwanga Herbert was a youngster growing up in Kampala, Uganda, he wanted to create technology to improve his community. When he understood the impact his work had, he was inspired to pursue engineering as a career. “I The devices were recognized by the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology.

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Five Canadian and developing country teams awarded total of C$12.5M to study climate change adaptation

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The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) together with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) announced that five research teams have been awarded a total of C$12.5

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DEI Fund Supports STEM Workshops and Coding Camps

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Representation in computer science and computer engineering is critical,” Nita Patel , the society’s president, said in a news release about the fund’s creation. Supporting the next generation of engineers These are the eight winning proposals: Inland Empire data science workshops. Each program will receive US $5,000 to $15,000.

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Jervois to acquire SMP nickel & cobalt refinery in Brazil; concentrate from Idaho for refining, cobalt metal back to US

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Jervois currently is a cobalt company with nickel and copper exposure, with mining assets in Idaho, Uganda, and Australia. M3 Engineering (M3) based in Tucson, Arizona, prepared capital and operating cost estimates to BFS level of accuracy (+/- 15%). million with operating costs of approximately US$1.00/lb lb of contained cobalt.

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