Assefaw Gebremedhin
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Gebremedhin receives prestigious international applied mathematics prize

February 23, 2021 Assefaw Gebremedhin, associate professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, is recipient of the 2021 George Pólya Prize in Applied Combinatorics. Administered by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), the international prize is awarded every four years for a notable application in an area of mathematics called combinatorial theory. The field Read more

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China Brings Good News for Humankind: Eliminating Poverty and Discovering Abundant Energy for the Future

December 6, 2020 Below are updates from EIR news on China’s progress in eliminating poverty and generating abundant energy for the future. Despite continued malicious geo-politically motivated attacks on China, China is making progress that benefits all of humankind. Africa’s relationship with Africa is positive, assisting African nations in building much needed infrastructure. Science and Read more

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Ethiopia to launch first-ever satellite in December

Ethiopia – ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) — The Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde on Monday disclosed that Ethiopia’s first-ever satellite will be launched into space in December this year with support from the Chinese government.  “The first Ethiopian satellite will be launched in December this year from a center in China,” said Zewde, while addressing Read more

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Ethiopian Student Torpout Nyarikjor Creates a Non-Invasive Malaria Detection Device

By Kylie Kiunguyu Torpout Nyarikjor, an engineering student at Dilla University in southern Ethiopia has invented a malaria detection device. The “Tor” which is the name of the device, uses lasers to ascertain infection in the blood and is 70% accurate. The World Health Organisation African Region carries a disproportionately high share of the global Read more