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Culture change can be compared to an iceberg. Culture has an equivalent tip of the iceberg which is the smaller part that is visible above the water line. This visible part is equivalent to the surface structure of a culture. Like the tip of the iceberg which is easily affected by weather, the surface structure of a culture is easily affected and can easily change. Examples of surface structure aspects of culture include norms such as greetings, dress, food, transportation, housing etc. These are aspects of culture that can be easily influenced by contact with other cultures.

Throughout the world, COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the day-to-day functioning of cities. It has paralyzed transport systems, endangered public health, and ruined their economies and livelihoods of vulnerable groups. For the lobbyists of walkable, unpolluted and vehicle-free cities, the past few months have offered an unprecedented opportunity to test the ideas they have long advocated for.

Dr Oluwakemi Olurinola has been confirmed as a keynote speaker during Research Week 2020.

Dr. Maina Wa Gĩokõ has been confirmed as a keynote speaker during Research Week 2020. He will speak during the virtual 2nd Annual International Conference on Open, Distance and e-Learning. The theme of the conference is Optimising Open, Distance and e-Learning Approaches for Effective Teaching and Learning.

Dr. Christine Owinyi has been confirmed as a keynote speaker during Research Week 2020. She will speak during the virtual 2nd Annual International Conference on Open, Distance and e-Learning. The theme of the conference is Optimising Open, Distance and e-Learning Approaches for Effective Teaching and Learning.

Dr. Meshack Chuma Opwora has been confirmed as a keynote speaker during Research Week 2020. He will speak during the virtual 2nd Annual International Conference on Open, Distance and e-Learning. The theme of the conference is Optimising Open, Distance and e-Learning Approaches for Effective Teaching and Learning.

Dr Jane Rariey has been confirmed as a keynote speaker during Research Week 2020. She will speak during the virtual 2nd Annual International Conference on Open, Distance and e-Learning. The theme of the conference is Optimising Open, Distance and e-Learning Approaches for Effective Teaching and Learning.

COVID -19, a trending issue of global concern, has turned people’s lives upside down occasioning a huge amount of change in the world today. COVID -19 has fundamentally altered certain aspects of everyday life across the globe. In other words, COVID -19 has in one way or another occasioned changes in the way we do things, it has occasioned culture change.

The COVID-19 pandemic has propelled alcohol-based hand sanitizers (ABHS) and face-masks to the forefront in the fight against the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). A closer look at the labels of ABHS products on the market, however, reveals that directions for use are either absent, ambiguous or incomplete. Only a few are satisfactory, raising the question as to whether they are being used properly. A recent study by the authors revealed that 32 % of samples did not have any user instructions at all (Nyamweya and Abuga, 2020).

In a bid to address the emerging trend of adaptable, cost-effective and custom-built solutions, the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering (UoN) intends to apply innovative techniques in engineering education to extend its current curriculum.