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Tech Time with Andrew Humphrey: Dr. Ciara Sivels is a pioneer in her field -- Part 2

For Women’s History Month, Local 4 is celebrating the incredible women who are making a name for themselves. READ: More Women’s History Month coverageDr. Ciara Sivels is a true trailblazer who accomplished a groundbreaking achievement earning her doctorate. “I would come back and say, ‘Oh, I think this teacher thinks this about me,’” Sivels recalled. “And they were like, ‘OK, and what does that change about your work? “We’re trying to make that easier.”MORE: Tech Time with Andrew Humphrey

Tech Time with Andrew Humphrey: Dr. Ciara Sivels is a pioneer in her field -- Part 1

For Women’s History Month, Local 4 is celebrating the incredible women who are making a name for themselves. READ: More Women’s History Month coverageDr. Ciara Sivels is a true trailblazer who accomplished a groundbreaking achievement earning her doctorate. Sivels is a nuclear engineer and the first Black woman to earn a PhD in nuclear engineering from the University of Michigan. The university was considered the top nuclear engineering program in the United States. “It was the best for nuclear at the time, so when I got admitted, I thought ‘Man, another door has opened!’” Sivels recalled.

Tech Time with Andrew Humphrey: Dr. Ciara Sivels is a pioneer in her field

For Women’s History Month, Local 4 is celebrating the incredible women who are making a name for themselves. READ: More Women’s History Month coverageDr. Ciara Sivels is a true trailblazer who accomplished a groundbreaking achievement earning her doctorate. Sivels is a nuclear engineer and the first Black woman to earn a PhD in nuclear engineering from the University of Michigan. The university was considered the top nuclear engineering program in the United States. “I would come back and say, ‘Oh, I think this teacher thinks this about me,’” Sivels recalled.

Tech Time: Creating sensors to decontaminate masks

DETROIT – Sunday’s episode of Tech Time is about plans to use sensors to decontaminate masks. IMPORTANT NOTE: In this story, the description of the mask decontamination process performed at hospitals is for hospitals only. You can watch the entire Tech Time segment in the video player above. The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 548,069 as of Saturday, including 14,291 deaths, state officials report. Watch more: Tech Time segments

Tech Time: Clinicians employ teletherapy to meet with patients amid coronavirus pandemic

DETROIT As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit in March, clinicians had to find ways to continue working with their patients while preventing the spread of the virus. A number of clinicians now hold teletherapy sessions, meeting with their patients online from the comfort of their homes. Therapists like Dr. Reg Williams of the University of Michigan say the virtual alternative has been a useful resource amid the pandemic, and may even remain a popular choice once the threat of the virus is gone. You can watch this weeks segment in the video above. Read More: Tech Time: Detroit teen talks fighting through COVID-19

Tech Time: Detroit teen talks fighting through COVID-19

DETROIT Detroit Teen and Cass Technical High School student Arika Harvey talks about battling the coronavirus. In addition to fighting the disease Harvey had family members who died from it. She is a part of SMASH Academy, one of the earliest STEM education programs created in the United States as a way to prepare students of color for STEM college studiesYou can watch this weeks segment in the video above. Read more: Tech Time: SMASH Academy expands services amid COVID-19

Tech Time: SMASH Academy expands services amid COVID-19

DETROIT As the coronavirus outbreak has shut down schools and campuses across the country, one academy is actually expanding its services and doing it virtually. SMASH Academy -- one of the earliest STEM education programs created in the United States as a way to prepare students of color for STEM college studies -- is adapting and making sure its students arent missing a step. You can watch Andrew Humphreys full story in the video above. The nation-wide program has two Metro Detroit locations, partnering with the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and with Wayne State University in Detroit. You can find more information on SMASH Academy on its official website here.