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Isaiah Gwengi |
December 22nd 2020 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology’s Sh400 million research centre at Miyandhe in Bondo sub-county. [Isaiah Gwengi, Standard].
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology plans to open three satellite campuses in Siaya County to tap into the growing student population.
Vice Chancellor Stephen Agong’ said campuses will be opened in Miyandhe, Siaya township and Kapiyo.
“We want to make tertiary education accessible and affordable to all young men and women of this region through establishing campuses at the grassroots to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor,” said Prof Agong’.
UKZN Phd student develops lightning warning system for rural communities
By Karen Singh
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Durban - A University of KwaZulu-Natal PhD student has developed a near-real-time lightning warning system (NRT-LWS) for rural communities in South Africa.
Maqsooda Mahomed, who is from the School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, presented her research project at the UKZN Postgraduate Research and Innovation Symposium last week.
“South Africa has one of the highest incidences of lightning-related injuries and deaths in comparison to the rest of the world,” she said.
Mahomed said it was a cause for concern that South Africa was already a lighting-prone country with increased activity because of climate change, and projections showed a further increase in lightning activity.
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Ecological Applications, it revealed that more frequent use of green spaces, such as parks and forests, and the presence of a green window view from within the home were associated with greater levels of life satisfaction, self-esteem and subjective happiness among adults living in a densely populated urban area.
Overall, the findings suggest that nearby nature may serve as a buffer in reducing the impact of a very stressful event, such as the pandemic, on humans, said Masashi Soga, the study’s lead author and an associate professor at UTokyo’s Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences.