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in IEEE: A 15th Anniversary Q&A with Lwanga Herbert</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">Sep 9, 2024</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>The 2023-24 IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board Chair looks back fondly on the EPICS in IEEE projects he took part in and the impactful role the EPICS in IEEE program will continue to play in the future Charged with overseeing all humanitarian activities across...</p> </div><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/epics-in-ieee-a-15th-anniversary-qa-with-lwanga-herbert/" class="more-link">read more</a></div> </article> <article id="post-3871" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_3 post-3871 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-15th-anniversary category-blogs"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/15th-anniversary-interview/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TEMPLATE-Blog-Featured-ImageGraphic-857x509-6-400x250.png" alt="Celebrating our 15th Anniversary: Interview with Past and Current Committee Members Dr. David Oyedokun and Kai Goodall" class="" srcset="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TEMPLATE-Blog-Featured-ImageGraphic-857x509-6.png 479w, https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TEMPLATE-Blog-Featured-ImageGraphic-857x509-6-400x250.png 480w " sizes="auto, (max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/15th-anniversary-interview/">Celebrating our 15th Anniversary: Interview with Past and Current Committee Members Dr. David Oyedokun and Kai Goodall</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">Aug 5, 2024</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>David Oyedokun, PhD, SMIEEE Immediate Past Chair: IEEE South Africa Section Past EPICS in IEEE Project Lead and Committee Member EPICS in IEEE Project: Modelling and Installation of a Solar Water Geyser and PV Power Supply at Emasithandane Children's Home in Nyanga,...</p> </div><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/15th-anniversary-interview/" class="more-link">read more</a></div> </article> <article id="post-3848" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_4 post-3848 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/monitoring-groundwater-a-solution-in-pakistan/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/community-awareness-400x250.jpg" alt="Monitoring Groundwater: A Solution in Pakistan" class="" srcset="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/community-awareness.jpg 479w, https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/community-awareness-400x250.jpg 480w " sizes="auto, (max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/monitoring-groundwater-a-solution-in-pakistan/">Monitoring Groundwater: A Solution in Pakistan</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">Jul 29, 2024</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>Access to clean water is a necessity, and the availability of the resource varies greatly worldwide. According to a team of students studying the issue, in places like Pakistan, groundwater is a vital source of water that is vulnerable to depletion and contamination....</p> </div><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/monitoring-groundwater-a-solution-in-pakistan/" class="more-link">read more</a></div> </article> <article id="post-3839" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_5 post-3839 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aa-competition-2023 category-blogs"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/aa-competition-2023/epics-in-ieee-learning-experience-from-the-sri-sai-ram-engineering-college-student-branch-members/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Team-2-2-400x250.png" alt="EPICS in IEEE Learning Experience from the Sri Sai Ram Engineering College Student Branch Members" class="" srcset="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Team-2-2.png 479w, https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Team-2-2-400x250.png 480w " sizes="auto, (max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://epics.ieee.org/aa-competition-2023/epics-in-ieee-learning-experience-from-the-sri-sai-ram-engineering-college-student-branch-members/">EPICS in IEEE Learning Experience from the Sri Sai Ram Engineering College Student Branch Members</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">Jul 23, 2024</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>The Sri Sai Ram Engineering College Student Branch project Smart Outdoor Wheel Chair using IOT for the Paralyzed aims to impact the community by providing individuals living with paralysis in India with increased mobility, independence, and access to healthcare...</p> </div><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/aa-competition-2023/epics-in-ieee-learning-experience-from-the-sri-sai-ram-engineering-college-student-branch-members/" class="more-link">read more</a></div> </article> <article id="post-3793" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_6 post-3793 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-15th-anniversary category-blogs"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/15th-anniversary/recycling-as-a-viable-industry-for-supported-employment-of-those-with-disability-revised/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TEMPLATE-Blog-Featured-ImageGraphic-857x509-5-400x250.png" alt="Recycling as a Viable Industry for Supported Employment of those with Disability (ReVISED)" class="" srcset="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TEMPLATE-Blog-Featured-ImageGraphic-857x509-5.png 479w, https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TEMPLATE-Blog-Featured-ImageGraphic-857x509-5-400x250.png 480w " sizes="auto, (max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://epics.ieee.org/15th-anniversary/recycling-as-a-viable-industry-for-supported-employment-of-those-with-disability-revised/">Recycling as a Viable Industry for Supported Employment of those with Disability (ReVISED)</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">Jun 20, 2024</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>Guest Post from Charles J Robinson, DSc, PE, IEEE Life Fellow, A.I.M.B.E. Founding Fellow, Professor Emeritus, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA The ReVISED project, a decade-long interdisciplinary biomedical...</p> </div><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/15th-anniversary/recycling-as-a-viable-industry-for-supported-employment-of-those-with-disability-revised/" class="more-link">read more</a></div> </article> <article id="post-3756" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_7 post-3756 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aa-competition-2023 category-blogs"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/a-new-way-of-learning-auditory-skills-in-tamil-a-kiosk-for-children-with-hearing-impairments/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TEMPLATE-Blog-Featured-ImageGraphic-857x509-4-400x250.png" alt="A New Way of Learning Auditory Skills in Tamil: A Kiosk for Children with Hearing Impairments" class="" srcset="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TEMPLATE-Blog-Featured-ImageGraphic-857x509-4.png 479w, https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TEMPLATE-Blog-Featured-ImageGraphic-857x509-4-400x250.png 480w " sizes="auto, (max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/a-new-way-of-learning-auditory-skills-in-tamil-a-kiosk-for-children-with-hearing-impairments/">A New Way of Learning Auditory Skills in Tamil: A Kiosk for Children with Hearing Impairments</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">Jun 7, 2024</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>An Issue of Accessibility to Auditory Care Hearing impairment impacts 63 million people in India, often in childhood. Of these childhood instances of impairment, nearly 60% of these cases could be prevented with earlier detection and action. According to the team,...</p> </div><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/a-new-way-of-learning-auditory-skills-in-tamil-a-kiosk-for-children-with-hearing-impairments/" class="more-link">read more</a></div> </article> <article id="post-3729" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_8 post-3729 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-15th-anniversary category-blogs"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/top-tips/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/TEMPLATE-Blog-Featured-ImageGraphic-857x509-3-400x250.png" alt="EPICS in IEEE: Top Tips for Achieving Project Success" class="" srcset="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/TEMPLATE-Blog-Featured-ImageGraphic-857x509-3.png 479w, https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/TEMPLATE-Blog-Featured-ImageGraphic-857x509-3-400x250.png 480w " sizes="auto, (max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/top-tips/">EPICS in IEEE: Top Tips for Achieving Project Success</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">May 13, 2024</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>During an informative webinar on 16 April 2024, past EPICS in IEEE project leaders from around the world shared best practices for running successful service-learning projects In the 15 years since its launch in 2009, the renowned “EPICS in IEEE” program has...</p> </div><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/top-tips/" class="more-link">read more</a></div> </article> <article id="post-3720" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_9 post-3720 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aa-competition-2023 category-blogs"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/aa-competition-2023/epics-in-ieee-project-deploys-accessible-toilet-technology-to-people-with-disabilities-in-the-ugandan-community/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/unnamed-2-400x250.jpg" alt="EPICS in IEEE Project Deploys Accessible Toilet Technology to People with Disabilities in the Ugandan Community" class="" srcset="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/unnamed-2.jpg 479w, https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/unnamed-2-400x250.jpg 480w " sizes="auto, (max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://epics.ieee.org/aa-competition-2023/epics-in-ieee-project-deploys-accessible-toilet-technology-to-people-with-disabilities-in-the-ugandan-community/">EPICS in IEEE Project Deploys Accessible Toilet Technology to People with Disabilities in the Ugandan Community</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">May 7, 2024</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>This EPICS in IEEE team has completed their Access and Abilities project and has provided an update on the deployment of their project. The team reflected that it is crucial to involve all the necessary stakeholders, such as national policymakers, community...</p> </div><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/aa-competition-2023/epics-in-ieee-project-deploys-accessible-toilet-technology-to-people-with-disabilities-in-the-ugandan-community/" class="more-link">read more</a></div> </article> <article id="post-3694" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_10 post-3694 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/a-grain-of-truth/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/TEMPLATE-Blog-Featured-ImageGraphic-857x509-1-1-400x250.png" alt="A Grain of Truth" class="" srcset="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/TEMPLATE-Blog-Featured-ImageGraphic-857x509-1-1.png 479w, https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/TEMPLATE-Blog-Featured-ImageGraphic-857x509-1-1-400x250.png 480w " sizes="auto, (max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/a-grain-of-truth/">A Grain of Truth</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">Apr 26, 2024</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>Through their EPICS in IEEE-funded effort to develop an automated grain dryer, a team of university students is helping to improve the quality of life for impoverished communities within central Ecuador Located within the province of Cotopaxi in central Ecuador, the...</p> </div><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/a-grain-of-truth/" class="more-link">read more</a></div> </article> <article id="post-3654" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_11 post-3654 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/epics-in-ieee-team-creates-improved-solar-dryer-technology-to-preserve-and-sustain-the-quality-of-agro-produce-in-uganda/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/TEMPLATE-Blog-Featured-ImageGraphic-857x509-1-400x250.png" alt="EPICS in IEEE Team Creates Improved Solar Dryer Technology to Preserve and Sustain the Quality of Agro-produce in Uganda" class="" srcset="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/TEMPLATE-Blog-Featured-ImageGraphic-857x509-1.png 479w, https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/TEMPLATE-Blog-Featured-ImageGraphic-857x509-1-400x250.png 480w " sizes="auto, (max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/epics-in-ieee-team-creates-improved-solar-dryer-technology-to-preserve-and-sustain-the-quality-of-agro-produce-in-uganda/">EPICS in IEEE Team Creates Improved Solar Dryer Technology to Preserve and Sustain the Quality of Agro-produce in Uganda</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">Apr 9, 2024</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>Uganda’s main economic activity is farming, involving about 70% of the population. However, most of the farmers rely on traditional practices that can be inefficient or ineffective. Uganda is ranked among one of the least developed countries (LDCs), whose state of...</p> </div><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/epics-in-ieee-team-creates-improved-solar-dryer-technology-to-preserve-and-sustain-the-quality-of-agro-produce-in-uganda/" class="more-link">read more</a></div> </article> <article id="post-3617" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_12 post-3617 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/boston-students-making-hearing-testing-accessible-in-guatemala/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CGHH-2023-Albert-Park-01-1-400x250.jpg" alt="Boston Students Making Hearing Testing Accessible in Guatemala" class="" srcset="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CGHH-2023-Albert-Park-01-1.jpg 479w, https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CGHH-2023-Albert-Park-01-1-400x250.jpg 480w " sizes="auto, (max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/boston-students-making-hearing-testing-accessible-in-guatemala/">Boston Students Making Hearing Testing Accessible in Guatemala</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">Mar 26, 2024</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>Hearing loss is a prevalent issue, one that can impact very young children in the early stages of development who are unable to communicate the issue. Without adequate hearing testing, children can potentially experience developmental delays in areas such as speech,...</p> </div><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/boston-students-making-hearing-testing-accessible-in-guatemala/" class="more-link">read more</a></div> </article> <article id="post-3609" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_13 post-3609 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/epics-in-ieee-annual-report-wrapping-up-our-best-year-yet/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/15th-year-articles-4-e1710443819684-400x250.png" alt="EPICS in IEEE Annual Report: Wrapping up our Best Year Yet!" class="" srcset="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/15th-year-articles-4-e1710443819684.png 479w, https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/15th-year-articles-4-e1710443819684-400x250.png 480w " sizes="auto, (max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/epics-in-ieee-annual-report-wrapping-up-our-best-year-yet/">EPICS in IEEE Annual Report: Wrapping up our Best Year Yet!</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">Mar 14, 2024</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>  Building on the positive momentum of 2022, the EPICS in IEEE program approved an impressive 39 projects in 2023, all of which support EPICS in IEEE’s four foundational pillars (Access & Abilities, Education & Outreach, Environment, and Human Services),...</p> </div><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/blogs/epics-in-ieee-annual-report-wrapping-up-our-best-year-yet/" class="more-link">read more</a></div> </article> <article id="post-3587" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_14 post-3587 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-15th-anniversary category-blogs"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/15th-anniversary/epics-in-ieee-a-15th-anniversary-qa-with-co-founder-leah-jamieson/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/15th-year-articles-3-400x250.png" alt="EPICS in IEEE: A 15th Anniversary Q&A with Co-Founder Leah Jamieson" class="" srcset="https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/15th-year-articles-3.png 479w, https://epics.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/15th-year-articles-3-400x250.png 480w " sizes="auto, (max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://epics.ieee.org/15th-anniversary/epics-in-ieee-a-15th-anniversary-qa-with-co-founder-leah-jamieson/">EPICS in IEEE: A 15th Anniversary Q&A with Co-Founder Leah Jamieson</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">Mar 6, 2024</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>IEEE Past President and current Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University looks back on EPICS in IEEE’s growth, impact, and bright future ahead IEEE Life Fellow Leah H. Jamieson, Ph.D. has contributed immeasurably to the field...</p> </div><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/15th-anniversary/epics-in-ieee-a-15th-anniversary-qa-with-co-founder-leah-jamieson/" class="more-link">read more</a></div> </article> </div><div><div class="pagination clearfix"> <div class="alignleft"><a href="https://epics.ieee.org/news/page/2/?et_blog" >« Older Entries</a></div> <div class="alignright"></div> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_2 et_pb_with_background et_section_regular" > <div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_2"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column_3 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_text_inner"><h2><strong>EPICS offers</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Potential funding for projects</li> <li>Mentorship for projects</li> <li>Greater visibility and recognition for projects</li> </ul></div> 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