Engineering
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Gaming
New Board Game Using Real Electronics Aims to Spark a Love of Engineering, At Any Age
At a time when families are increasingly seeking screen-free ways to build real-world skills, global educational toy leader Hape Holding AG, in partnership with Labbox Education, announced the launch of Reactor Rescue: a board game that challenges players to build working electronic circuits to win. Designed by sisters and computer science engineers Arta and Fiona Shehu, along with the team behind Hape, Reactor Rescue brings hands-on…
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NASA
Ames’ Own: Wayne R. Johnson Elected to the 2025 National Academy of Engineering Class
NASA Ames’ Wayne Johnson Elected to 2025 Class of New Members of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Dr. Wayne R. Johnson, aerospace engineer at Ames Research Center, will be inducted as a new member of the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE), class of 2025, on October 5, 2025, for his 45+ years of contributions to rotorcraft analysis, tiltrotor…
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Press Releases
Slippery Rock University adding new engineering programs
Engineering jobs are high paying and in high demand. More than 160,000 engineers were employed in Pennsylvania last year with 10,100 job openings. To address this growing need for highly skilled employees, Slippery Rock University is adding two new degree programs to its current suite of four engineering programs accredited by the globally recognized Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). Starting in fall…
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NASA Awards Grants to Minority Serving Institutions to Improve Participation in Engineering
NASA has awarded 14 planning grants to Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) through its Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP), part of the agency’s Office of STEM Engagement. The grants, totaling more than $587,000, are part of a phased partnership effort with the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grants will encourage the development of coalitions aimed at broadening participation in…
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Press Releases
Amazon Future Engineer Brings Computer Science Courses to More Than 1,000 High Schools in Underprivileged Communities Across All 50 States
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 21, 2019– Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced it will fund computer science courses in more than 1,000 high schools across all 50 states and the District of Columbia reaching tens of thousands of students from underprivileged, underrepresented, or underserved communities, through its Amazon Future Engineerprogram. Of the more than 1,000 high schools, more than 700 are classified as Title I schools. Amazon’s funding provides…
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