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This year has brought more than its share of natural disasters to the United States, from a global pandemic, to record-breaking hurricanes, to historic wildfires.

When the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) leadership met in 2014 to develop its 10-year strategic plan, a consensus formed around a bold initiative to end the underrepresentation of Black people in engineering.

The nearly 25,000 collegiate, pre-collegiate and professional members in more than 600 chapters  make up the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE).

This July 4 marks the 244th anniversary of American independence.

Remote learning during COVID-19 is a challenge for all parents with K-12 kids, but it’s especially a challenge for families needing assistive technologies to help children with disabilities succeed while learning at home.

Well into aviation’s second century, the industry still badly lags in gender diversity.

Each day until 2029, about 10,000 baby boomers will reach retirement age.

Military service is increasingly a high-tech calling, so many veterans are entering civilian life with hands-on work experiences that could translate well to engineering-related careers.

Atlanta’s Spelman College is using a $2 million Department of Defense grant to address minority under-representation in STEM, particularly in computer science, mathematics and physics.

Interdisciplinary scientist Marianne Denton’s recent tweet observing a lack of diverse science GIFs grabbed our attention. Our subsequent Google search on “engineering” proved she was right.