Effective science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education should encourage students to think holistically about the impact they will have on society beyond the classroom. It should encourage students to imagine, and problem solve for a better world in which we all strive to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). STEM outreach should ensure … [Read more...] about A path for STEM outreach and sustainability education [STEM Education]
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A buoyancy device design for antisink ships
Ships have many uses in human social life and can be used for various purposes, such as the transportation of people and goods, military affairs, and scientific research. Generally, major ship accidents rarely occur because ships’ design and construction are completed in strict compliance with relevant regulations and international standards (Pan et al., 2020). For … [Read more...] about A buoyancy device design for antisink ships
Taking the microcontrollers lab online: Lessons learned
On 3 March 2020, the Lebanese government declared a state of health emergency and general mobilization, imposing a total lockdown to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic with the discovery of the first few cases in Lebanon. This was unchartered territory for everyone in the current modern era. Faced with the sudden disruption, Lebanese higher-education institutions, like … [Read more...] about Taking the microcontrollers lab online: Lessons learned
Academic entrepreneurship
Enacted by the U.S. Congress to more readily advance inventions to practical benefit, the 1980 Bayh?Dole Act allows U.S. institutions to take the title of federally funded inventions. Thus, it effectively removed the U.S. federal government as the gatekeeper for technology transfer. For more about this article see link below. To access the PDF version of this article, … [Read more...] about Academic entrepreneurship