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Leading the Way for More LGBTQ Inclusivity in STEM

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Arti Agrawal , who is gay, didn’t have access to LGBTQ+ support groups when growing up in India, where homosexuality was a crime until 2018. In 2011 she took a position at the university as a lecturer and started her own LGBTQ+ network there so she could help create a better environment. It just changes their rank.”. “If

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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Asad Madni and the Life-Saving Sensor

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Madni Current job: Distinguished adjunct professor, University of California, Los Angeles ; retired president, CEO, and CTO, BEI Technologies Date of birth: 8 September 1947 Birthplace: Mumbai, India Family: Wife (Taj), son (Jamal) Education: 1968 graduate, RCA Institutes ; B.S., 1969, and M.S., the 2022 IEEE Medal of Honor. The hunt was on.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

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As a mariner, I have focused on Health, Safety, & Environment concerns. Personally meeting Sandy Munro to exchange ideas of the future of BEVs. I thrive in a mentoring environment that provides space for me to grow. Let’s meet the candidates. As a Texan, I am aware and not discouraged by a reluctant EV adoption vision.

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DEI Fund Supports STEM Workshops and Coding Camps

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IEEE groups are working hard to support the organization’s mission in creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. Teenage Women Facing Science and Engineering conference. One such group is the IEEE Computer Society , which last year created a diversity and inclusion fund in collaboration with the IEEE Foundation.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

As a mariner, I have focused on Health, Safety, & Environment concerns. Personally meeting Sandy Munro to exchange ideas of the future of BEVs. I thrive in a mentoring environment that provides space for me to grow. Let’s meet the candidates. As a Texan, I am aware and not discouraged by a reluctant EV adoption vision.

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GM's New Plan: Fewer Jobs, More Chevy Volt - Environmental Capital - WSJ

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