IEEE-USA Unveils Digital Archives, Features Organization’s Four Decades of Service
WASHINGTON (4 September 2009) — IEEE-USA is building a digital archive featuring documents and photos of its 36-year history of promoting the careers and public policy interests of U.S. IEEE members. Part of the IEEE-USA History …
Unemployment Rate for Electrical Engineers Soars to New Record,
Engineering Jobless Rate Up for Second Consecutive Quarter
WASHINGTON (7 July 2009) — The unemployment rate for U.S. electrical and electronics engineers (EEs) hit a new record in the second quarter, while the rate for all engineers increased …
Unemployment Rate for U.S. Engineering and Computer
Occupations Jumps Significantly in First Quarter
WASHINGTON (6 April 2009) — The unemployment rate for U.S. engineering and computer occupations is increasing more rapidly than for professional occupations in general, according to data released Friday by the Department of Labor’s …
Biomedical Engineering Student Recognized as IEEE’s ‘New Face of Engineering’
WASHINGTON (17 March 2009) — Guruprasad Madhavan is working on neuromuscular stimulation approaches that may help prevent osteoporosis, heart failure and mild cognitive impairment — all related to low blood pressure.
Madhavan’s research is a major reason …
New IEEE-USA President Shares Members’ Concerns about their Careers,
Looks to the Promise of Technology
WASHINGTON (30 January 2009) — IEEE-USA’s great challenge in 2009 will be to live up to its motto, “Building Careers & Shaping Public Policy.””Never before in my memory have both of these …
Washington, DC Public Radio, Metro Transit
Announcements Promote EWeek Discover Engineering Family Day
IEEE-USA is sponsoring announcements on Washington, DC’s all-classical public radio station and in the capital city’s Metro transit system that promote Discover Engineering Family Day, to be held at the National Building Museum in …
Winning Entry in ‘How Engineers Make a World of Difference’ Online
Video Scholarship Competition Featured on ‘Design Squad’ Web Site
WASHINGTON (18 November 2008) — The winning entry in the 2008 IEEE-USA “How Engineers Make a World of Difference” Online Engineering Video Scholarship Competition can be seen …
2009 IEEE Green Technology Conference Seeks Technical Papers
WASHINGTON (9 October 2008) — The first IEEE Green Technology Conference will examine alternative energy sources and energy-reduction technologies and their potential for helping the world meet its growing demand for energy, while reducing carbon emissions. Conference organizers …
IEEE RFID 2009 Conference Seeks Technical Papers
WASHINGTON (17 September 2008) — Organizers of the 2009 International IEEE Conference on RFID (IEEE RFID 2009) are seeking technical papers from authors presenting the latest research, innovations and implementations related to the theory and practice of RF-based identification …
IEEE-USA-Supported Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Signed into Law
WASHINGTON (30 May 2008) — Legislation that IEEE-USA has long supported protecting people from discrimination in employment and health insurance based on genetic information was recently signed into law.
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) passed the House, 414-1, …
