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Leveraging Materials Engineering to Improve Human Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Erika Moore Title: Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, University of Florida Age: 31 Education: B.S., biomedical engineering, The Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D., Dr. Erika Moore co-founded the group Black in Biomedical Engineering (BlackInBME) to amplify, support, and foster community.

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Engineering success center opens at Boise State

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Boise State University opened its Micron Student Success Center earlier this year and will formally induct the space in April, offering a consolidation of resources for its engineering students to promote a sense of belonging and create a resource center.

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AUCC to Launch Institute to Support Minority Engineers with $1.5 Million Investment from A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC), an organization made up of four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), is planning to launch a new institute in an effort to increase the number of engineers from underrepresented communities, using a $1.5

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AUCC to Launch Institute to Support Minority Engineers with $1.5 Million Investment from A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC), an organization made up of four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), is planning to launch a new institute in an effort to increase the number of engineers from underrepresented communities, using a $1.5

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Pilot, engineer, neuroscientist, bridge-builder

CAPD

At first glance, aerospace engineering and brain and cognitive sciences may seem like an unlikely match for a double-major.

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Utah Receives $50 Million Gift for College of Engineering

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The University of Utah College of Engineering will receive $50 million and a new name, honoring benefactor John Price, a university graduate and former diplomat. Pending approval from the Board of Trustees, the college will be named the John and Marcia Price College of Engineering. The $50 million donation is reportedly the largest in the history of the College of Engineering. Thomas Presidential Endowed Dean of the College of Engineering, in the news release.

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Product designer finds engineers’ playground in Wisconsin

CAPD

MIT micro-internships connect alumni and students. By: Julie Fox | Jan. 5th 2023 | MIT Tech Review. “As the youngest of four girls, Rosalie Phillips ’21 looked up to her sisters, and everywhere they went, she went.

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Adding Value for Port Clients with Waterfront Engineering, Materials Handling Under One Roof

Clark Nesxen

Through annual service contracts at multiple ports on the East Coast, our waterfront engineers and industrial mechanical engineers are adding value for port clients by providing a single, cohesive source of specialized expertise. Engineering Industrial Waterfront

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Patent Law Essentials: What Scientists, Engineers & Entrepreneurs Need to Know

CAPD

All members of the MIT community (including alumni) are welcome, especially students and post-docs in science, engineering, and business. Instructors: Stephen M. Hou, Ryan (Hyunjong) Jin, Julian G. Pymento. Friday, January 27, 2023, 9am-4pm; MIT Room W20-491.

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Engineering a Higher Ed TurnaroundChanging Higher Ed Podcast 106 with Guest Dr. Paul Alexander

The Change Leader, Inc.

In this Podcast, Paul Alexander shares his story and strategy for engineering a Higher Ed turnaround at Trinity College that can be a roadmap for struggling institutions.

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U.S. News rankings out, digital marketing in?

University Business

Understanding student demographic and psychographic data can inform a school’s search engine optimization (SEO) team and pinpoint what keywords are the most effective to retain student interest on school websites. The stream of graduate schools opting out of the U.S.

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Billion-dollar business: These are higher ed’s top 30 R&D performers

University Business

billion on research and development in math, science, engineering and other major fields during FY 2021, an increase of $3.4 Innovation is alive and well on campus as R&D on campus is seeing increased investment by college and university leaders. Academic institutions spent $89.9

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After spearheading Sweet Briar’s revival, President Meredith Woo will step down

University Business

The initiative prioritizes women’s leadership, sustainability, engineering and equestrian programs. Leadership Uncategorized board of trustees college presidents engineering equestrian leadership Meredith Woo sustainability Sweet Briar College Women’s Leadership Core

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Study Abroad Hidden Gems in Fall 2023 

AIFS Abroad

Australia Costa Rica General Ireland South Africa Spain australia business costa rica engineering exercise science fall ireland limerick maynooth perth salamanca san josé service learning south africa spain stellenbosch stem study abroadLet’s be honest.

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Assessment, feedback and their digital futures

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Sian is Professor of Digital Education, Moray House School of Education and Sport, and Tim is the Chair of Technology Enhanced Science Education, School of Engineering.

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These colleges are among the best for providing online degree programs

University Business

Now more than ever, students are demanding more from their college or university of choice. And if we learned anything from the pandemic, it’s that education is becoming more and more about the student experience.

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CATHERINE DIDION

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Catherine Didion Catherine Didion has been appointed senior director of development for the College of Engineering at Boise State University in Idaho. She served as vice president of The Didion Group, an international consulting firm where she focused on science and engineering clients.

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Call for ANU Techlauncher Projects

Higher Education Whisperer

ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science TechLauncher WIL Work Integrated Learning

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A day in the life of a TERMINALFOUR Client Support Engineer

Terminalfour

There's more to it than just turning it off and on again

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Dr. Harriet B. Nembhard Named President of Harvey Mudd College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Carver Professor of Engineering at the University of Iowa College of Engineering. She was invited by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to serve as a member of their joint roundtable on advancing change in undergraduate STEM education. Harriet B.

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Achieving Resiliency Through Integrated Design

Clark Nesxen

Planning for and responding to the effects of adverse shocks and stresses is typically what architects and engineers have always thought of as good standard design practices. Architecture Design Engineering Resiliency

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Promoting Student & Teacher Wellness through K-12 School Design

Clark Nesxen

Wellness Architecture Engineering K-12School design that prioritizes wellness enables the learning environment to support the whole student – physiologically, emotionally, and intellectually.

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Designing Successful Renovations for Federal Clients

Clark Nesxen

Architecture Engineering Federal Interior Design Renovation SustainabilityRenovation presents the opportunity to reimagine existing buildings, giving them new purpose and creating a better occupant experience.

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MYRA BLANCO

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Blanco received her bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of Puerto Rico. in industrial and systems engineering from Virginia Tech. Myra Blanco Myra Blanco has been appointed senior faculty fellow for the Office of Research and Innovation.

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Q&A with Clark Nexsen Computational Designer Ryan Johnson

Clark Nesxen

Architecture Design Engineering TechnologyRyan Johnson, AIA, LEED AP, has been a champion of technology in architecture since teaching himself how to create a script in 2013.

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SANATH KUMAR

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The mechanical engineer has a bachelor’s degree from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka in Suratkal, India; a master’s from Queen’s University at Kingston, Canada; and a Ph.D.

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Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, Texas Southern University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She was the first African American woman to earn a doctorate from the Texas A&M University College of Engineering and is among the first African American women to become a full professor of engineering. President of Texas Southern University (TSU) since June 2021, Dr. Lesia L.

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Report: More Women and Communities of Color in STEM Than in Past Years

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Women earned half of science and engineering bachelor's degrees and 49% of associates degrees, yet only represented about 35% of the STEM workforce, with wages consistently lower than men's, according to the report.

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Dr. “Grace” Jinliu Wang Appointed President of Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in materials science and engineering from Northwestern University. . Grace” Jinliu Wang will become the 17th president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), effective Apr. 3, 2023. Dr. Grace Wang “WPI’s founding principles of theory and practice resonate strongly with me,” Wang said.

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FERITA CARTER

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Carter earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial and systems engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, an MPA from Auburn University at Montgomery, and a Ph.D. Ferita Carter Ferita Carter has been named interim president of Riverside City College in Riverside, Calif.,

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Starting Salaries for Bachelor’s Degrees in Traditionally Higher-Paying Disciplines Leveling Off

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Employers that responded to NACE’s Winter 2023 Salary Survey are expecting to pay Class of 2023 graduates with bachelor’s degrees in engineering ($74,405) and math and sciences ($67,199) average salaries just 0.7%

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Colleges award tenure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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Cal State Fullerton Gets $1.4M for Career Pathways Projects

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But it faces a shortage of workers with the necessary technical qualifications—in part because the field is so new and in part because it is highly interdisciplinary, combining biology, chemistry, engineering, and manufacturing.

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Deborah W. Martinez

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She has previously held executive positions with the Advancing Hispanic Excellence in Technology, Engineering, Math and Science, the Society of American Military Engineers and the American Dental Education Association, and was executive director of the Society of Geriatric Cardiology. Recently, Martinez collaborated and implemented three major initiatives related to ongoing training in engineering. Title: Executive Director International Ultraviolet Association Deborah W.

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Dr. Sonya Christian Appointed First Woman and First South Asian Chancellor of California Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I look forward to continuing to partner with Dr. Christian to ensure our community colleges are engines of equity and opportunity.” She has previously been dean of science, engineering, allied health, and mathematics at Bakersfield College and administrator at Lane Community College. “Dr.

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Morgan State Receives NSF Grant to Study Human Behavioral Responses to Fire

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Milke, professor and chair of the Department of Fire Protection Engineering at the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland, is co-principal investigator.

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Bill in Maine Legislature Seeks to Waive Half of University of Maine Tuition for Students from State High Schools

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

If we want to have a state where students can go here and stay here, and if we want teachers and nurses and engineers, we need to invest in our future," Tipping said.

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Technology and Data Fuel Higher Education Success for Everyone 

Collegis Education Data Management

Further, as students get to know a school through web-based channels (such as social media, email, search engines, livestreaming, online advertising, and web content), recruitment and marketing teams get the opportunity to listen and learn more about prospects.

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Creating a Continuous Improvement Culture in Higher EducationChanging Higher Ed Podcast 123 with Guest Dr. Ami Moyal

The Change Leader, Inc.

Moya and McNaughton summarize Aneka’s successful implementation of an engineering perspective to identify problems, define solutions, implement solutions through a process of ongoing assessment and change, and leverage change for future growth and development.

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Alejandro “Alex” Hernandez Inaugurated as 10th President of Champlain College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alejandro “Alex” Hernandez has officially been inaugurated as the 10th president of Champlain College.

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QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 11 subjects for 2023

CAPD

1 in the broader subject area of Engineering and Technology and No. MIT News Office | March 22, 2023 QS World University Rankings has placed MIT in the No. 1 spot in 11 subject areas for 2023, the organization announced today. The Institute received a No.

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Prairie View A&M to Become First HBCU to Lead a National University Transportation Center

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

PVAMU – joined by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), and Texas A&M University – will lead the National Center for Infrastructure Transformation, which aims to focus on improving durability and life of the U.S.’s

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Staying Relevant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Natalia Rodriguez Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health and Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Associate Director of Population Health and Health Equity, Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering Age: 35 Education: B.S., chemical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.S., engineering, the University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., biomedical engineering, Boston University; and M.P.H.,