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What’s Wrong With Engineering Education?
Louis E. Frenzel
Electronic Design Online
7/22/2009
I recently spent a couple of days at the annual conference of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) in Austin, Texas. This event draws roughly 3000 attendees from colleges and universities, mostly from the U.S. While the temperatures outside soared past 100°F, the convention center kept most of us shivering in our boots. Click here to read more
Most Lucrative College Degrees
Math majors don't always get much respect on college campuses, but fat post-grad wallets should be enough to give them a boost. The top 15 highest-earning college degrees all have one thing in common - math skills. Click here to read more.
Vijay K. Arora, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Lectures Internationally
Wilkes.edu
6/30/09
Professor Vijay K. Arora, Division of Engineering and Physics, was an invited speaker and distinguished lecturer at a number of conferences and instiutions in the Asia Pacific region. Click here to read more
America must create a new ‘brainforce'
NMSI's CEO, Tom Luce.
Op-Ed in the Dallas Business Journal
6/19/09
Education with a stronger focus on math and science can combat future job losses to overseas rival. Click here to read more
Joel Achenbach
The Washington Post
6/6/09
Advice to graduates: Become an engineer. Design the future. Become someone who knows how to squeeze energy out of seawater or turn sunlight into electricity for pennies on the kilowatt. Click here to read more.
The 10 Hardest Jobs to Fill in America
Tara Weiss
Forbes
6/3/09
For the second year in a row, engineer is the hardest job to fill in America. Why are engineers so hard to find? "We have whole generations of people loving liberal arts, not going into science and math," says Larry Jacobson, executive director of the National Society of Professional Engineers. Click here to read more
Rodney S. Ridley, Sr., Ph.D. Named Division Director of Engineering and Physics at Wilkes University
Wilkes.edu
5/28/09
Rodney S. Ridley, Sr., Ph.D. has been named Division Director of Engineering and Physics for Wilkes University's College of Science and Engineering. In his new position... Click here to read more
Robots set to take over Wilkes
The Beacon
12/26/08
Robots have often been featured in sci-fi thrillers like the recent film, I-Robot; but they've also been used more practically in everything from modern medicine to outer space.
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