Engineering College Central

EAC engineering students win RoboGolf (Eastern Arizona Courier)

patricia — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:27:26 +0000

EAC engineering students win RoboGolf (Eastern Arizona Courier)
Eastern Arizona College s Introduction to Engineering course, taught by Dr. Jack Bailey, offers students an opportunity to learn about the engineering profession and apply the engineering design process to various projects.

MU Facing Shortage of Women in Engineering (KSHB-TV Kansas City)

patricia — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:27:25 +0000

MU Facing Shortage of Women in Engineering (KSHB-TV Kansas City)
The University of Missouri is trying to figure out how to make some of their majors more catered to women.

EAC engineering students win RoboGolf (Eastern Arizona Courier)

patricia — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:44:47 +0000

Study boosts women in engineering field (Columbia Daily Tribune)

patricia — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:44:46 +0000

Study boosts women in engineering field (Columbia Daily Tribune)
Finding ways to increase self-confidence through classroom work might help recruit and retain women in traditionally male-dominated engineering fields, a University of Missouri researcher said after conducting a study that looks at how self-perception can affect women s success in the field.

Amateurs try genetic engineering (The Augusta Chronicle)

patricia — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:51:04 +0000

Amateurs try genetic engineering (The Augusta Chronicle)
SAN FRANCISCO — The Apple computer was invented in a garage. Same with the Google search engine. Now, tinkerers are working at home with the basic building blocks of life.

Do Try This At Home: Amateurs Tinker With Genetic Engineering (Wired News)

patricia — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:51:03 +0000

Do Try This At Home: Amateurs Tinker With Genetic Engineering (Wired News)
The Apple computer was invented in a garage. Same with the Google search engine. Now, tinkerers are working at home with the basic building blocks of life itself. Using homemade lab equipment and the wealth of scientific knowledge available online, these hobbyists are trying to create new life forms through genetic engineering — a field long dominated by Ph.D.s toiling in university and …

College partners with U of A for mining engineering (Eastern Arizona Courier)

patricia — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:06:54 +0000

College partners with U of A for mining engineering (Eastern Arizona Courier)
Representatives from Eastern Arizona College, the University of Arizona, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and Science Foundation Arizona announced a unique collaboration between Arizona s community colleges, state universities and industry partners in the development of the Institute for Mineral Resources.

EAC engineering students win RoboGolf (Eastern Arizona Courier)

patricia — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:06:54 +0000

HCC expands engineering training (The Pasadena Citizen)

patricia — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:31:49 +0000

HCC expands engineering training (The Pasadena Citizen)
AVEVA has announced that Houston Community College (HCC) is increasing the number of courses, as well as the number of campuses, that provide training in AVEVA s Plant Design Management System (PDMS).

DIY attitude extends to genetic engineering (The San Francisco Examiner)

patricia — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:31:48 +0000

DIY attitude extends to genetic engineering (The San Francisco Examiner)
Meredith L. Patterson, a computer programmer by day, conducts an experiment in the dining room of her San Francisco apartment. Patterson is among a new breed of techno rebels who want to put genetic engineering tools in the hands of anyone with a smart idea.