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National Defense
September 2010
Mark Russell |
One Company's Approach to Solving the Nation's STEM Dilemma Raytheon understands how to analyze complex systems in a comprehensive manner. These analysis techniques can be applied to the education problem of producing enough technology and engineering graduates.   |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2011
John Blau |
Germany Faces a Shortage of Engineers Even loosening immigration won't fill the gap, say experts |
Job Journal
January 25, 2004
Marty Nemko |
Where's the Passion? Are you avoiding sterotypical careers you might enjoy? |
Food Engineering
February 1, 2007
Joyce Fassl |
Promoting the Profession Retaining engineering knowledge within manufacturing operations as well as laying the groundwork to foster more interest in engineering careers may be some of the toughest problems the food industry will face in the next decade. |
National Defense
May 2013
Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Industry, Academia, Government Grapple With Dwindling STEM Workforce The problems associated with a weak STEM applicant pool can threaten national security, some experts have said. In response, industry, academia and the government have funneled millions of dollars into STEM-education initiatives. But the numbers aren't budging. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2005
Prachi Patel-Predd |
A League Of Extraordinary Women All too few girls consider engineering as a career, and the profession is the poorer for it, as talented individuals seek vocations elsewhere. But a new program is in the works in the United States to attract young women to engineering -- and to keep them in the career. |
National Defense
July 2009
Edward M. Swallow |
'Project Lead the Way' Key to Future Defense Industry Workforce Maintaining a highly skilled U.S. aerospace, defense and homeland security work force is critical to the nation's security and economic strength, so the National Defense Industrial Association is taking action. |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2008
Erico Guizzo |
The EE Gender Gap Is Widening Electrical engineering faces an age-old question: What do women want? |
T.H.E. Journal
July 2008
Mary Ann Wolf |
High Schools : An Equation That Works As secondary students continue to show little interest in the four STEM subjects, combining technology use with engaging instructional practices may be the only way to reach them. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2000 |
A Space Odyssey in 2001 Students in grades 4 through 6 will have the opportunity to create solutions to real space exploration challenges through the fifth annual Space Day. Space Day, which will be observed on May 3, 2001, celebrates the achievements and opportunities of space exploration... |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2012
Cori Vanchieri |
Jo Handelsman: Engage to Excel How to keep STEM students from jumping ship? |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2008
Jean Kumagai |
Rensselaer to Require All Engineering Students to Study Abroad A new effort to internationalize American engineering education. |
Job Journal
May 13, 2007 |
Career Snapshot: Civil & Structural Engineers California's crumbling infrastructure adds to a growing demand for civil and structural engineers. |
National Defense
March 2011
Cynthia D. Miller |
National Science Foundation Supports STEM Education Of equal importance to the foundation is the support of science and engineering education, from pre-kindergarten through graduate school and beyond, with a variety of fellowships and programs specifically for teachers and students. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2007
Neal Starkman |
Problem Solvers US students continue to lag behind the rest of the world in the four core STEM subjects. The answer, many believe, is a practical approach to instruction: project-based. |
Food Engineering
February 1, 2009 |
Youngsters Say No to Engineering as a Career While the engineering workforce continues to age, the looming question is who will replace them? According to the American Society for Quality, it won't be today's American children. Engineering isn't even on the radar for most kids. |
National Defense
November 2009 |
Readers Sound Off On Recent Stories Reader responses to a previous article on attracting and acquiring new science and math experts for the military. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2005 |
Virtual Internships Give Students Real-World Experience Pitsco's new Web-based CareerPorts take students in grades 10-12 on nine-week virtual internships in nationally recognized career cluster areas, helping them hone their real-world career experiences and independent learning skills. |
CIO
December 1, 2005
Maria Klawe |
Blue Skies Ahead for IT Jobs Contrary to popular belief, career opportunities in computer science are at an all-time high. We've got to spread that message among students from a rainbow of backgrounds, or risk becoming a technological backwater. |
Science News
October 7, 2006 |
Science Safari: Learning about Engineering This site offers material and access to resources to help motivate teachers, counselors, and students to learn about and consider pursuing careers in engineering. |
T.H.E. Journal
July 2008 |
Extracurricular :: For technologists who do their homework Technology-aided instructional practices are key to successful teaching in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math. McKinley Technology High School's testing scores are proof of that |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2006
Erico Guizzo |
The Olin Experiment Can a tiny new college reinvent engineering education? |
Geotimes
May 2005
Laura Stafford |
Roving for Martian Designs Fifth-grade students from Texas take first place at the Third Annual Mars Rover Competition. Their rover was designed to furnish Mars with plants for oxygen and food for future human settlement. |
National Defense
January 2011
Cynthia D. Miller |
Defense Department Embraces STEM Education Outreach The Defense Deaprtment hires more scientists and engineers, and sponsors more research and development projects than any other federal employer. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2008 |
WeDo by Lego Education Lego Education announces the WeDo, a new product that makes it possible for students ages 7 through 11 to build creative thinking, teamwork, and problem-solving skills. |
National Defense
June 2007
Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
Education Trends Portend Trouble for Defense One of the most troubling trends in the U.S. is that our schools are producing fewer U.S.-born science and math graduates than countries such as China, Taiwan, South Korea, India and Mexico. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2008
Jill Jusko |
Engineered for Girls Web site encourages females to join engineering programs. |
InternetNews
March 16, 2007
Sean Michael Kerner |
Google to Take More Students For Summer of Code Originally set for 600 participants, Google is now planning on taking 800 for 2007. It marks the third year of the program that offers students and open source organizations cash grants for developing open source projects. |
Food Engineering
December 1, 2007
Joyce Fassl |
The power of the young people Some good ideas can come from where you might least expect them: high school students. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2006
Robert W. Lucky |
Famous People There really are no famous engineers. Rather, there are famous engineering achievements. While there is sure to be a steady supply of great engineering achievements in the future, it is possible that the credit for these will be more diffuse than it has been in the past. |
National Defense
October 2010
Cynthia D. Miller |
Competition Introduces Students to Cybersecurity Profession To attract more high school students into the math and computer science disciplines, the Air Force Association has partnered with Northrop Grumman, SAIC, the University of Texas-San Antonio, Raytheon, General Dynamics and Microsoft to create a national high school cyberdefense competition. |
Geotimes
April 2007
Vernon J. Ehlers |
Education: Why Do I Have to Learn Geometry? The study of science, technology, engineering and math is critical for every student in our nation, not only for enhancing their opportunities for good jobs, but also for improving our national security and competitiveness. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2006
Robert W Lucky |
Unsystematic Engineering If systems engineering is so valuable, why is it so seldom practiced? In recent years, a number of well-known universities have begun new programs in systems engineering. Maybe now is the time for these programs to become successful. |
Geotimes
November 2007
Linda Rowan |
Science Legislation: America COMPETES, Geeks Rule and Everybody Wins The 110th Congress went into its August recess having successfully passed a major measure for physical science research and science and engineering education. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2009 |
Student Attitudes: Online Learning Students participating in a survey reveal their opinions about online learning courses. |
HHMI Bulletin
May 2012 |
President's Letter: Critical Thinking Though our efforts to improve the training of STEM teachers and students are modest in the big picture, we hope the work becomes an amplifying mechanism. And with new initiatives coming out of our science education group, we plan to have an even bigger influence on STEM education in this country. |
Inc.
October 2005
Shramm & Litan |
Op-ed: Foreign Students Who Study Engineering Deserve Citizenship It's time that we stop envying China, and start making the U.S. a friendlier place for engineers. |
Entrepreneur
January 2006
Chris Penttila |
Back to School Need R&D capacity but can't afford it? Now, the country's design and engineering schools are creating integrated product design programs that bring together engineering, business and design students to facilitate the innovation process. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 5, 2010
Scott Aronowitz |
MIT and FIRST Ally To Encourage STEM Education Careers The cornerstone of the alliance is a pilot program to teach robotics to K-12 students after school. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2008
Jill Jusko |
A Win-Win Design Solution Collaboration with university brings design assistance to Tennessee manufacturer and real-world experience to engineering students. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2002
Anne Marie Urevick |
Philadelphia Students Gain Real-World Experience From Web and Graphics Design Curriculum The Cisco Networking Academy Program combines theoretical and applied learning to teach students how to build and maintain computer networks and design Web sites. These classes have created a successful learning environment where students arrive early, stay late and love to work. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2000 |
Late Breaks - Think Quest Bringing ThinkQuest's award-winning program to students in poor schools and communities, as well as to students with disabilities.... |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2003
Shay K. McKinley |
ExplorNet Empowers Mississippi Students Through Technology Education The ExplorNet Computer Engineering program, which is active in about 40 Mississippi schools, is a hands-on class in which students participate. Its goal is to teach students how to assemble new computers from scratch, as well as how to upgrade donated or used computers by replacing parts. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2004 |
Fraction Shape-Up Fraction Shape-Up is a software program that helps students in grades 3-5 better understand the concept and application of fractions. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2008
Susan Karlin |
Qatar University Opens EE Doors To Women A small but oil-rich country needs all the electrical engineers it can produce. |
Food Engineering
February 1, 2007
Kevin T. Higgins |
Outsourcing Engineering Refining Priorities for New Age Engineers The balancing act that engineering teams must master is outsourcing nonessential jobs while retaining the personnel and talent necessary for innovation. |
Information Today
July 2, 2015 |
NSF Provides Funds for Engineering and Computer Science Departments The National Science Foundation is working to help universities prepare their future engineers and computer scientists. |
T.H.E. Journal
July 2006
Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
Using Technology to Maintain Competitiveness: How to Get Our Groove Back As China and India threaten the supremacy of the US economy, our best hope for keeping pace is putting ed tech funding to use to galvanize education. |
Financial Advisor
July 2012
Jim McConville |
Securian Program Seeks To Boost Ranks Of Female Financial Advisors A recent survey by the insurance industry trade group Limra found only 31% of financial advisors are women. Why so few? |
D-Lib
October 2008
Markey et al. |
The Effectiveness of a Web-based Board Game for Teaching Undergraduate Students Information Literacy Concepts and Skills To teach incoming undergraduate students information literacy skills, a research team at the University of Michigan School of Information developed the Defense of Hidgeon, a web-based board game |
