Bye-bye bird house
Gone are the days of making birdhouses, key racks and clocks.
National Academy of Engineering elects 66 members and 10 foreign associates
( National Academy of Sciences ) The National Academy of Engineering has elected 66 new members and 10 foreign associates, announced NAE President Charles M. Vest today. This brings the total US membership to 2,254 and the number of foreign associates to 206.
The Hertz Foundation Selects 50 Finalists for 2012-2013 Hertz Fellowship Supporting Gifted Young Leaders in Applied ...
LIVERMORE, Calif., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has announced its finalists for the 2012-2013 Hertz Fellowship. Fifty are chosen from over 600 applicants. From these, ...
DepEd engineers deployed to inspect schools in quake-stricken areas
The Department of Education has sent its field engineers to Central and Western Visayas to determine the extent of damage inflicted by Monday’s 6.9-magnitude on to public schools structures the regions.
SUNYIT adds civil engineering program
MARCY — The State University of New York Institute of Technology (SUNYIT) at Utica-Rome will offer a new bachelor’s degree program in civil engineering starting this fall.
Minister unhappy with $7,000 school video
Education Minister Thomas Lukaszuk is unhappy with Holy Family Catholic School Division for spending $7,000 on a video highlighting problems at its school in Grimshaw.
South Sudan must turn its back on elitist education
South Sudan's prosperity depends on more public universities serving more students -- and focussing on S&T, not humanities, says John A. Akec.
Student-Funded Rec Center Opens at Cal State Northridge
LPA designed facility balances architectural and engineering solutions for superb building performance and a stunning, environmentally sensitive design.Northridge, CA (PRWEB) February 09, 2012 Already a celebrated piece of architecture, the Student Recreation Center at California State University (CSU) Northridge opens to rave reviews. ...
Board of Ed chief Schaffer backs embattled Neenan, cites past dealings
Faced with a series of damaging disclosures about its school-construction projects, the Neenan Co. is getting support from a successful Fort Collins charter school and its high-profile principal — State Board of Education chairman Bob Schaffer.
CTV building collapse report 'very thorough piece of work'
A report into the collapse of the CTV building has been defended as "a very thorough piece of work" by the deputy chairman of the investigating panel, after it came under attack from the designers.