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What Drones Are Doing to Deliver Better Student Engagement

Kristin Donley teaches students who have felt completely disconnected in school or just dropped out. They’re not an easy bunch to motivate. But Donley has found a surprising hook: drones. “I quickly recognized that these kids needed something to inspire them,” said Donley, who teaches at Arapahoe Ridge High School, …

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Game of drones: UH student engineers in international compet…

Reading time: 2 minutes Seven students from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Engineering are headed to the U.S. continent to participate in an international drone competition. The 22nd annual Student Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS) Competition will be held at St. Mary’s County Regional Airport in Maryland from …

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BSU Engineering Technology IAB Meeting Highlights ET Student…

BLUEFIELD, WV (LOOTPRESS) – On Thursday evening, March 28, 2024, the Bluefield State University Engineering Technology Department hosted two dozen industry leaders from across the region at their Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting in Dickason Hall on the University’s campus. A reception was held in the lobby, followed by a …

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Antarctica whale research drone pilot is UH graduate student

Next generation of scientists The work that McPherson contributed to has a large focus on humpback whales, which seasonally feed on krill in Antarctic waters. This species is also found in the Hawaiian Islands each year during their breeding period in the winter months. While the whales in the Northern …

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Student with a drone turns saviour for four fishermen lost a…

AFTER THE Covid lockdown was announced last year and campuses were shut, 19-year-old Dewang Subil returned to his village in Kerala from Bengaluru. Four months ago, the computer science student with a passion for photography bought a battery-operated drone — he wanted to capture the best images. Last week, Dewang …

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Ashesi student builds drone using 3D printed parts

One of the most popular private universities in Ghana, Ashesi University, is supporting one of its students to construct a drone using 3D parts printed by a machine. On its Facebook wall, the school posted a short video of the student, Robert, test-flying his new invention. It is not known …

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