Inside Higher EdRejecting AcademeInside Higher EdMost Ph.D.s in the natural sciences and engineering leave academe because of the difficult job market, not because they want to, right? Wrong, according to a new study in PLOS ONE. Authors Michael Roach, the …

The Star OnlineHSS Engineers to acquire SMHB Engineering for RM270milThe Star Online“With the proposed acquisition, the company is able to further enhance its expertise and operations and scale up its resources especially its engineering and marketing reso …

UT The Daily TexanUT celebrates grand opening of Engineering Education and Research CenterUT The Daily TexanThe Cockrell School of Engineering's new 430,000-square-foot facility was designed to foster collaboration and community-building among students …

XconomyDassault to Pay $400M for Exa in Engineering Software ConsolidationXconomyExa is part of a strong cluster of engineering and design software companies that have emerged in the Boston area over the years, including PTC (NASDAQ: PTC), GrabCAD (acquire …

Penn State NewsNSF grant supports research to define creativity in engineering designPenn State NewsUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In order to successfully solve problems, engineers must be creative. An inventive mindset is essential for them to design new product …

Alaska's Conflicted Oil FutureBaystreet.caAlaska, the final frontier, may be the next oil industry goldmine thanks to aggressive drilling, changing environmental policies, and a bullish administration. Not all Alaskans, however, are on board with the t …

Madison.comDr. Zorba Paster: Olive oil may be good for the brainMadison.comResearchers wanted to test olive oil's qualities when it came to dementia, so they chose a distant cousin of ours, the mouse. But this was a very special mouse, one that's p …

U of T Engineering NewsTwo U of T Engineering alumni appointed to the Order of CanadaU of T Engineering NewsU of T Engineering alumni George Myhal (IndE 7T8) and Bert Wasmund (ChemE PhD 6T6) have been named Members of the Order of Canada, two of 99 extraor …

Chicago Sun-TimesLinda Huff, who built environmental engineering firm, has died at 68Chicago Sun-Times“She built what is arguably the best environmental engineering firm in the state,” said Ken Nelson, a civil engineer and management consultant. “She just …

Engineering the workforceVirginia Business MagazineRockwell Automation, a provider of industrial automation and information products, has had a hard time recruiting engineers, and so have many of its customers. “There's either a current or pending engi …