Disciplines

As the condo collapse tragedy in Surfside, Florida, moved from rescue to recovery, the process of determining what happened is the domain of a lesser-known discipline: forensic engineering.

Effective engineering organizations are good at managing technical complexity and interoperability.

Data scientists are in high demand, but a Forbes article notes, companies should be searching for data engineers too.

In a letter, President Biden told Office of Science and Technology Policy  Director nominee, Eric Lander, “It is essential that we refresh and reinvigorate our national science and technology strategy…” If confirmed, Lander will be the first science advisor in the president’s Cabinet.

This Women’s History Month, NBCUniversal Careers hosted a panel of women engineers at different career stages behind their streaming service, Peacock.

She won’t be the first Black female astronaut in space — that honor goes to Mae Jemison, who flew on the Endeavour in 1998.

The 117th U.S. Congress, sworn in this month, includes 19 lawmakers with engineering educations or backgrounds, says the National Society of Professional Engineers.

The Badass Women issue from InStyle magazine celebrates “50 women making the world a better place in 2021″ — which includes chemical engineer and attorney Vanessa Nadal, co-creator of Fashion Law Institute at Fordham University’s first-ever cosmetics regulation course.