Access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) in Ghana ranges from no access in many rural areas to access comparable to some major US cities. What strategies do people with low incomes use to connect to others and get the information they need? How does this impact their lives? We can get answers to these questions through research and direct experience. Whether you are interested in the uses and impacts of ICTs on the lives of people in developing countries or more generally in learning about how to do field research, this seminar is an opportunity to explore researched-based learning through immersion in the people and culture of Ghana. Continue reading ‘Ghana Exploration Seminar’
Monthly Archive for December, 2011
The Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University invites students from your program to apply for the 2012 Undergraduate Summer Research Grant (USRG) program. This program is funded by the college and modeled after the NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU). USRG and REU students from engineering and across the university interact at various social and academic events. The program description and application can be found at http://essap.tamu.edu/usrg. We encourage your students to apply soon as the deadline is Wednesday, February 8, 2012. Continue reading ’2012 Undergraduate Summer Research Grant’
The following courses are now open for single course enrollment, taught by Human Centered Design & Engineering lecturers Kerrie Kephart and Shane McDowell:
- Technical Editing and Document Development (HCDE 423)
UW Seattle | Winter 2012http://www.pce.uw.edu/courses/technical-editing-document-development/uw-seattle-winter-2012/
- Authoring and Production Tools in Technical Communication (HCDE 424)
UW Seattle | Winter 2012
http://www.pce.uw.edu/courses/authoring-tools-technical-com/uw-seattle-winter-2012/
Attention Students:
The deadline to apply online for the $500 AfterCollege Engineering Student Scholarship is December 31st. This scholarship is available exclusively to students seeking a bachelors, masters, or doctorate in a field of Engineering or computer Engineering.
Click here to apply for the AfterCollege Engineering Student Scholarship: Continue reading ‘AfterCollege Engineering Scholarship: December 31st Deadline to Apply’
Prototype funding Application deadline is December 16!
WE HAVE A CHALLENGE FOR YOU.
If you have a passion for cleantech, the smarts to play in the emerging green economy, and the desire to leverage your background to make an impact, the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge can provide just the platform (and the funding!) you’ve been looking for. Continue reading ‘UW Environmental Innovation Challenge’
The University of Washington has a challenge for you. If you have a passion for clean technology, the smarts to play in the emerging “green economy,” and desire to make an impact, the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge is your opportunity… and chance to win $10,000.
The UW Environmental Innovation Challenge is on March 29, 2012.
In the UW EIC, interdisciplinary student teams define an environmental problem, design and develop the solution, and produce both a prototype (proof of concept/computer simulation) and business summary that demonstrates the market opportunity. Teams are judged – by Seattle-area industry cleantech experts, Continue reading ‘Cleantech Innovation + Market Opportunity = Solutions for the Planet’
Title: “Designing for Selective Reading”
Speaker: David Farkas
Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Time: 5:00 – 5:50 PM
Location: Mary Gates Hall 241, UW Seattle campus
This talk is part of the HCDE 521 Seminar series, occurring weekly on Wednesdays at 5:00 PM, and is open to the public. Sponsored by the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering. For more information, visit http://hcde.uw.edu/521. Continue reading ’521 Seminar: Designing for Selective Reading (Dec 7)’