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GIS and STEM: Mapping the Way to Future Careers

PCS Edventures

A geographic information system (GIS) is a valuable tool for a wide range of STEM careers, including environmental science, civil engineering and market analysis. Interestingly, they can transport medical supplies or collect samples, too! GIS Geography. So, what is a GIS? 2019, September 24). GIS and Public Health at CDC.”

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How can engineering address human rights issues?

Futurum

Across Peru, thousands of people do not have access to clean water or efficient transport links. Dr Davis Chacon-Hurtado , a Peruvian engineer at the University of Connecticut in the US, is using a human rights-based approach to engineering to solve these problems. HOW DOES PUBLIC TRANSPORT AFFECT INEQUALITY?