Reinstated UW Petroleum Engineering Program to Graduate First Students
Just two years after the University of Wyoming reinstated an undergraduate degree program in petroleum engineering, 12 students will receive bachelor of science degrees in the discipline. Commencement is scheduled May 10.
“That (reinstating the B.S. degree) was a good decision,” says H. Gordon Harris, who heads the [...]

A Closer Look at Minorities in Engineering
“We find ourselves at this moment in history with the number of engineering graduates at one of its lowest levels of the past 20 years, and yet a time when the demand for young people prepared to work in America’s high-technology industries has never been higher,” wrote John Brooks [...]

The National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program aims to ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science and engineering in the United States and to reinforce its diversity. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in the relevant science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral [...]

K-12 Engineering Education
This “Engineering the Future” class is one of several efforts across the country to introduce engineering to elementary- and secondary-school pupils. The programs, which are growing in number and in some cases being established on a statewide basis, come in response to countless studies over the years that show if students encounter engineering [...]

SMU Dean Geoffrey Orsak on Engineering Education
don’t think there’s any doubt that the kids are well-equipped to think and problem solve, but schools are overly focused on preparing kids for their first job. The question might be how well-prepared are students for a very uncertain and diverse future. That is a question that has not [...]

Coolest science toy ever
Phun is without question the greatest computer toy in the history of the universe… It’s extremely easy to use. As a starter tip, turn gravity off when you’re attaching stuff to the background (right click after selecting “affix” tool).
Very cool for kids of all ages. Kids can learn a great deal [...]

Engineering school’s growth targets societal needs
The primary role of engineering as a discipline is to use scientific knowledge to do useful things for society. So in academia, engineering serves as a bridge between the natural sciences on one hand and the humanities and the social sciences on the other. Engineers are, of course, involved very [...]

How to reengineer an engineering major at a women’s college:
The first women’s college to offer an engineering degree, Smith is forging new paths in a field that’s eager to swell its ranks in the United States. Women receive only 20 percent of bachelor’s degrees in engineering, according to a new report by the National Science [...]

Moving Forward to Improve Engineering Education a report from the National Science Board:
Changes in the global environment require changes in engineering education. Markets, companies, and supply chains have become much more international and engineering services are often sourced to the countries that can provide the best value. Basic engineering skills (such as knowledge of the [...]

Professional engineers pair with students to build robots
The nonprofit Alpine Robotics pairs high school students with professional engineers from companies such as Hewlett Packard and LSI to build a robot. The task: design and build a robot that can move around a track and shoot a ball off a platform as part of the [...]