As part of our National Science activities, AIMS South Africa presented a talk titled: ‘Tech is the future’ Ms Nozuko Poni, Marketing & Project Coordinator, Silicon Cape. Bio: Nozuko Poni is the Marketing & Project Coordinator at Silicon Cape. Before her role at Silicon Cape, she was coordinated a digital marketing project powered by Google to
By Griffin Foster, University of Oxford and the University of California at Berkeley
By Howard Isaacson, Research Scientist, University of California, Berkeley, & Breakthrough Listen
The AIMS South Africa Public Lecture Series presented a talk titled ‘Excursions into Signal Processing Research and its Applications’ By Dr Arlene Cole-Rhodes, Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Morgan State University, Maryland, USA Bio and abstract: Since January, Prof Cole-Rhodes has been spending a one-semester period of sabbatical leave at the Carnegie Mellon University –
The AIMS South Africa Public Lecture Series presented a talk ‘Scientific certainty and public health action: Where does the balance lie?’ By Prof. Brian Williams, Research Associate, South African Centre of Excellence in Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (SACEMA) Abstract: We have the misfortune to have lived through one of the most devastating epidemics in all of human history
The AIMS South Africa Public Lecture Series presents a talk ‘Plants for human health: venturing into traditions of old with a biotechnological toolkit’ By Prof. NP Makunga, Dept of Botany and Zoology, University of Stellenbosch Abstract:In South Africa, traditional medicines provide a health system that is relevant for a large percentage of the population. Exploitation of
AIMS South Africa hosted a variety of events from 6-11 March 2017 to celebrate International Women’s Day as part of the AIMS Women in Stem initiative. Events included outreach to secondary schools where learners were given the opportunity to listen to female role models who encouraged them to follow careers in STEM fields. Schools visited
The AIMS South Africa Public Lecture Series presents a talk titled: ‘Shaping society as women in technology’ By Dr. Bonolo Mathibela, Research Scientist, IBM Research South Africa Lab Abstract: Technology permeates almost every aspect of society today, but those who imagine and build technology often do not mirror the people who use it. Whilst the number of
AIMS recognises that women’s and girl’s involvement in mathematical sciences is a critical factor that will contribute to shaping Africa’s growth and development. It is important to attract and retain more women in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce, as this will maximize innovation, creativity, and competitiveness. Scientists and en-gineers are working to
In order to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls, and further achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, the United Nations General Assembly decided in 2016 to declare 11 February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. On 15 February from
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