California utility proactively cuts power because of weather  FireEngineering.comSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric cut power Saturday to about 1600 customers in Northern California to reduce risk of wildfires amid windy, dry ... Read m …

Indianapolis Firefighters Control Vacant Structure Fire  FireEngineering.comIndianapolis Battalion Chief Rita Reith shared some photos of Indianapolis Fire Department units responding to the scene of a fire in a vacant residence. Read more https …

The End Of Mcor Technologies?  ENGINEERING.comThe ArkePro, likely the last device produced by Mcor Technologies. (Image courtesy of Fabbaloo.) It appears the end is near for Mcor Technologies, as we have indications they are in receivership. The …

The Latest: Floodwaters strain Midwest agricultural levees  FireEngineering.comST. LOUIS (AP) — The Latest on Midwest flooding (all times local):. 10:40 a.m.. The surging Missouri and Mississippi rivers are overtopping and breaking some ... Read …

Evan Birnholz’s June 2 Post Magazine crossword, “Sound Engineering”  The Washington PostI wrote this blog post a couple of days before the Indie 500 Crossword Tournament, so I can’t announce the winner directly here, but you can check out the sta …

NASA funding boosts underrepresented engineering students  UH System Current NewsOne-to-one mentorship from high school through a student's advanced graduate degree is the key to success in the program. Read more https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2019/ …

U.S. News & World ReportBuilding Diversity in EngineeringU.S. News & World ReportRoss is the dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology for the University of Maryland—Baltimore County. She says that UMBC, whose student body is about 50 p …

Transnet Engineering targets big rise in third-party orders as OEM strategy evolvesCreamer Media's Engineering NewsThe engineering unit of State-owned freight logistics group Transnet has set a target of securing 40% of its revenue from third-party orders …