by Darlene Cavalier | Feb 12, 2010 | Blog, News, Science Education
It was announced today that Barbie’s newest career will be that of a Computer Engineer. Why? “Girls who discover their futures through Barbie will learn that they – just like engineers – are free to explore infinite possibilities, and that their dreams can...
by Darlene Cavalier | Feb 8, 2010 | News, Science Policy
Welcome to NASA’s brand new Open Government Web page where the White House’s three principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration “form the cornerstone of an open government”. The website’s not NASA’s only astronaut boot...
by Darlene Cavalier | Feb 3, 2010 | Blog, News, Science Education
Say wha? Check out Fairytale Fashion where technology is used “to turn make-believe into reality”. It’s a project former Project Runway participant Diana Eng is working on these days. It’s an “interactive, web-enabled effort to create a...
by Darlene Cavalier | Feb 3, 2010 | News, Science Policy
On February 1, 2010, President Obama sent Congress a $3.8 trillion budget request, $147.7 billion of which is to be used for federal R&D. Susan Morrissey of Chemical and Engineering News says this means “science wins”. Read her report. (Thanks to Paul...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jan 26, 2010 | Blog, News, Science Education
Hat tip to David Hartman for sending this recent article to us. David’s the former host of Good Morning America and widely sought-after speaker on all things aviation and beyond. The article calls attention to a report in yesterday’s edition of Proceedings...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jan 15, 2010 | Blog, News, Science Education
Steady as She Goes? Three Generations of Students through the Science and Engineering Pipeline In October 2009, Rutgers University released an important (if not provocative) report that didn’t make the headlines and was barely mentioned by the usual STEM...
