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January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther gave a boost to diversity in STEM: a Black engineer’s take

Chadwick Boseman’s portrayal of the Black Panther was an inspiration to people of color in science, technology, engineering and math fields.

by The Conversation

June 23, 2020

Engineering

Celebrating women in engineering

June 23rd is International Women in Engineering day. In honour of it, we’d like to introduce you to the following engineers: DR. MAE JEMISON...

by Cheryl

Engineering

A man who was fined for not being a “real” engineer has just changed traffic lights worldwide

A man who was fined $500 by the state of Oregon for warning officials about a problem with local red-light traffic cameras has been...

by Cheryl March 3, 2020March 3, 2020

Education Engineering

Teaching kids how to make guitars can get them hooked on engineering

This article was written for theconversation.com byMark French, Purdue University The Big Idea: I’m part of a team of professors and high school teachers...

by The Conversation February 20, 2020June 12, 2020

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It will take 99.5 years to close the global gender gap, according to new survey

Image courtesy: World Economic Forum It will take 99.5 years to close the gender gap in health, education, work, and political sectors, according to a...

by Cheryl December 19, 2019

Engineering News Women in Tech

Women in engineering: Barriers remain 30 years after École Polytechnique shooting

Wendy Cukier, Ryerson University The 30th anniversary of the Montréal Massacre is an opportunity to reflect on what has changed after three decades of...

by Cheryl December 4, 2019

Engineering

Science Societies announces 2019-2020 Congressional Science & Eng. Fellows

Photo caption: Daniel Broberg, 2019-2020 OSA/MRS Congressional Fellow and Christina C. C. Willis, Arthur H. Guenther Congressional Fellow. Credit: OSA The Optical Society (OSA),...

by Cheryl July 24, 2019February 9, 2020

Engineering

Twitter weighs in on the “10X engineer” debate

Earlier this week, a debate erupted on Twitter surrounding the qualities and traits of a “good” engineer. RELATED: Study suggests girls’ reading skills may...

by Cheryl July 16, 2019February 15, 2020

Engineering

NM Engineering school receives national diversity award

The University of New Mexico School of Engineering (UNM) has received a bronze award from the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) for its...

by Cheryl July 10, 2019February 9, 2020