New National Academies Report Outlines Research Agenda to Better Understand the Relationship Among Microbiomes, Indoor Environments, and Human Health Thu, August 17, 2017 Even with a growing body of research on microorganisms and humans in indoor environments, many of their interconnections remain unknown, says a new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The report proposes a research agenda to gain a more comprehensive ... Read More
US Student Wins Engineering Podcast Competition on NAE Grand Challenges for 2017 Global Grand Challenges Summit Mon, August 14, 2017 Bethany Gordon, an engineering student at the University of Virginia, US, has won a unique podcast competition looking at how engineers can improve people’s lives with the NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering. Over 150 students took part in the How to Change the World podcast challenge, run by ... Read More
Academies Announce Winners of 2017 Communications Awards Thu, July 27, 2017 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced today the recipients of the 2017 Communication Awards. Supported by the W.M. Keck Foundation since 2003 as part of the Keck Futures Initiative, these prestigious awards -- each of which includes a $20,000 prize -- recognize ... Read More
Winners Announced for the 2017 Global Grand Challenges Summit Student Day Business Model Competition and Poster Competition Fri, July 21, 2017 Three student teams and 10 individual students have won awards at the 2017 Global Grand Challenges Summit (GGCS) in Washington, D.C. Read More
Proceedings Released for Workshop on Overcoming Challenges to Infusing Ethics into the Development of Engineers Wed, June 28, 2017 The National Academy of Engineering’s Center for Engineering Ethics and Society (CEES) held a workshop designed to help the engineering community identify institutional and cultural challenges to instilling ethics in engineering programs and to develop approaches, programs, strategies, and ... Read More
Innovative Young Engineers Selected to Participate in NAE’s 2017 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium Fri, June 23, 2017 83 of the nation’s brightest young engineers have been selected to take part in the NAE's 23rd annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium. Engineers ages 30 to 45 who are performing exceptional engineering research and technical work in a variety of disciplines will come together for the 2 1/2 ... Read More
Aug292017 Aug 29 2017 - Aug 31 2017 Educator Capacity Building in PreK-12 Engineering Education Committee/Workshop Meeting 4 Committee briefing materials [password required - non member login]
Sep182017 Sep 18 2017 Workshop on Engineering Student Grand Challenges Competition During the NAE Workshop on the "Engagement of Engineering Societies in Undergraduate Engineering Education" in January 2017, a number of participants expressed a strong interest in exploring the idea of creating a "Joint-Society" student challenge that encourages ...University of Southern California