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This resource, from Educational CyberPlayGround, provides information about women's important contributions to the history of computing and computers. The stories of notable women are presented, such as those profiled in the 2016 film "Hidden Figures," Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary...

This paper, published by the MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, compares cap-and-trade systems with intensity-based emission limits and provides a theoretical economic analysis of their effects. 

This post on the AmericaView Blog describes accessing Landsat data and using it in the ArcGIS program. The post includes a link to an instructional video which will show you how to access freely available Landsat satellite imagery and data and then work with it in ArcGIS. Running time for the video...

This article, which originally appeared in the Journal of Engineering Education, reports on an experimental study of the use of a peer rating system in an introductory engineering course. The study examines the incidence of students receiving low ratings from all their teammates, inflated and...

This 33-page guide, published by Brown University, discusses achieving gender equity in science classrooms. The guide "recommends concrete strategies to keep female college students coming back to science classes." These strategies include personalizing large classes, shifting from a competitive to...

This conference paper, by Larry Howard, Zsolt Remenyi, and Gabor Pap, of Vanderbilt University's Institute for Software Integrated Systems, covers technology used to create adaptive blended learning environments. The authors discuss "opportunities and issues related to this prospect, both...

This Additive Manufacturing Basics site from AMazing Additive Manufacturing gives an overview of additive manufacturing (AM) history and technologies. The site introduces common AM technologies such as the use of a computer, 3D modeling software (Computer Aided Design or CAD), machine equipment and...

This webinar, made available by Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC), discusses adult career pathways and how they can help adults acquire the skills and education needed to gain adequate employment. A career pathway is defined as "a series of connected education and training...

This 26-page resource, developed by the National Center for Optics and Photonics Education (OP-TEC), provides information on photonics technician careers for adult learners. The following sections are included: background information on OP-TEC and the Photonics Alumni Council for Technicians (PACT),...

This article, written by Leslie Bromberg, Daniel Ross Cohn, and A. Rabinovich, argues for the use of compact plasmatron fuel converters in diesel engines.  The authors posit that this technology will mitigate the environmental harms caused by diesel engines, stating "Use of compact plasmatron...