Want to Rebuild the Economy? Ask an Engineer.
By U.S. Senator Edward E. Kaufman (who has a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Duke University)
America’s economy is in crisis. We can either drown under the weight of the problem, or we can surf the wave of opportunity that it brings - to put science, [...]

Designing and Building large scale non-residential buildings with wood is not something most engineers and architects take seriously. The Great Chicago Fire can be cited as a pretty good reason why not to use this material. Only 137 year ago the city was destroyed by a major fire which grew in strength primarily [...]

India is well known for its push to catch up to the United States and other countries economically. Currently it is the second fastest growing world economy (after China). However, in the process of economic growth, India has also drawn attention to its neglect to some main stay social issues, such as education. Although India [...]

View webcasts of lectures from the Technology, Globalization, and Culture course at Iowa State University (Fall 2007). Lectures include:
Jim Duderstadt, President Emeritus and University Professor of Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan on “The Globalization of Higher Education”
Newt Gingrich, Author of Winning the Future: A [...]

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 [...]

Engineering as diplomacy
You cannot look into the eyes of a child who is dying from a disease caused by drinking dirty water — something that rarely, if ever, happens in the United States — and not feel changed. You cannot stand before her parents without thinking, “I’m an engineer. There must be something I can [...]

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 [...]

James J. Duderstadt, President Emeritus and University Professor of Science and Engineering, The University of Michigan provides an extensive report on the state of engineering in the USA. The report focusing on engineering education and the role of engineering in the economy and society. Engineering for a Changing World - A Roadmap to [...]

Towards more renewable energy, posted to Google’s blog by Larry Page, Co-Founder and President of Products
Promising technologies already exist that could be developed to deliver renewable energy cheaper than coal. We think the time is ripe to build rapidly on the tremendous work on renewable energy. For example, I believe that solar thermal technology provides [...]

Motorola Supports National Engineering Education Initiative with $1 Million Grant
The Motorola Foundation today announced $1 million in support of the National Academy Foundation’s (NAF) Academy of Engineering initiative, which will help create 110 academies in high schools across the country to inspire young people to study science and engineering. In collaboration with Project Lead the [...]