America’s Path to One Million More Science and Engineering Grads

America’s Path to One Million More Science and Engineering Grads
The US will need to produce over one million additional graduates with science, technology, engineering and mathematics degrees over the next decade to maintain its upper hand in science and technology, according to a report released last week by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. The key to meeting that challenge, says the Council, is to inspire and retain more students in STEM fields by improving the first two years of college education.

Mixed News for Female Sci-Tech Faculty
For female faculty in scientific or technical fields, a new study has good news, with some caveats. Overall, women in these fields, collectively known as STEM, for science, technology, engineering and mathematics, are staying in these positions at the same rate as men, according to work done by Deborah Kaminski of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Cheryl Geisler of Simon Fraser University.

Baker Wins Two ACEC-SC 2012 Engineering Honor Awards
The American Council of Engineering Companies of South Carolina recently awarded The LPA Group Incorporated , a unit of Michael Baker Corporation (NYSE Amex: BKR), with two 2012 Engineering Honor Awards in both the Small Projects and Transportation categories.

TACNY’s Hollander to discuss engineering careers at MOST
The president of the Technology Alliance of Central New York will talk about job opportunities in different engineering fields Saturday morning at the MOST as part of TACNY’s Junior Cafe Scientifique lecture series.

Kelly Engineering Resources(R) Recognizes “Engineers Week(R)” February 19-25
TROY, MI– – In support of Engineers Week, Kelly Engineering Resources , a specialty service of Kelly Services, Inc. , recently awarded its eighth annual Future Engineers Scholarship to Marie Hopkins of Cleveland, Ohio. The KER Future Engineers Scholarship program is open to sophomore- and junior-level college engineering students who meet the program criteria, including the submission of a written essay.