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, [...]

The internet is getting a lot of attention these days- and a lot of money. An additional $12 million of government funds will go into the GENI project. The 12 million is coming from the National Science Foundation. However, what has been donated to GENI so far is small in comparison [...]

Back in May Rep. Mike Honda and Sen. Barack Obama came together and presented the Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education Act of 2008 (full text). After federal funding for STEM fields has been increasingly cut over the last few years, such an act provides hope. Groups like the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Worker Shortage Called Maryland, USA Threat by Phillip McGowan, Baltimore Sun:
A shortage of workers with high-tech and other skills needed to fill defense and homeland security jobs threatens not only Maryland’s economic development but also the nation’s war on terrorism, according to a report released yesterday.
The Fort Meade Alliance, a group of business leaders that [...]

Baucus proposing free college tuition for math and science majors:
Sen. Max Baucus wants free college tuition for math and science majors as part of a $25 billion education incentives package that also includes help for rural teachers and more money for pre-kindergarten programs. Baucus, D-Mont., told The Associated Press he hopes to introduce his [...]