The GuardianNo more music, Spanish or engineering: parents angry at cuts to GCSEsThe GuardianThere will be no travel and tourism class at Gateacre in September; the last group took its final exam a year ago. For the first time there won't be a year 10 …

Penn State NewsElectrical engineering professor honored for contributions to radar engineeringPenn State NewsUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Ram M. Narayanan, professor of electrical engineering in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Penn S …

BHP CEO calls Elliott proposal “financial engineering”Financial TimesBHP Billiton's chief executive on Wednesday dismissed a proposal from hedge fund Elliott Advisors to unify its corporate structure and sell its oil unit as “financial engineering.” Sa …

Science, Engineering Studies Are Still a Hard Sell to WomenWall Street Journal (subscription)Computer science and engineering are gaining in popularity as undergraduate and graduate courses of study. But in a trend that could further solidify for decades a …

Scientists Make Progress Toward Engineering Synthetic YeastWall Street Journal (subscription)Designer biologists are nearing completion of the first completely synthetic Baker's yeast—the single-celled workhorse of commercial biotechnology used in prod …

Science camp spurs female interest in science, technology, engineering, mathDothan EagleJuliana Singley and her teammates managed to stuff an egg into a balloon without breaking it, but unfortunately their lucky streak didn't extend to dropping the inf …

Science camp spurs female interest in science, technology, engineering, math ...Dothan EagleJuliana Singley and her teammates managed to stuff an egg into a balloon without breaking it, but unfortunately their lucky streak didn't extend to dropping the …

US Engineering Plastics Market, FreedoniaMarketWatchUS demand for engineering plastics will grow 2.6 percent per year to 5.1 billion pounds in 2019, valued at $11.2 billion. Advances will represent an acceleration from the meager growth of the recessionpla …

US Engineering Plastics Market, Freedonia - MarketWatchMarketWatchThe motor vehicle market will increasingly rely on engineering plastics to reduce weight in order to increase the vehicle's overall efficiency and cost-effectiveness as the volume of eng …

MIT News“A new leadership cadre for science and engineering”MIT NewsThe goal of the program is to improve science and engineering pedagogy at universities in Africa by inviting top young African academics to spend a semester at MIT, observing and experienc …