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      New IEEE-USA E-book Highlights Importance of Process Skills
      
      “What motivates a company to hire and keep you isn’t what you know, but rather, what you can do with what you know – and how fast you can do it.” So says veteran engineering educator Harry T. Roman, who believes that in […]
      
      What Millennials Think of Boomers, and Vice Versa
      
      A video that’s gotten a lot of Youtube attention features a self-absorbed Millennial job applicant being interviewed by a matter-of-fact Baby Boomer. Her head hovers over her phone during most of the conversation, popping up now and then to […]
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      A 17 July hearing by the House Science Subcommittee on Energy looked at challenges in modernizing and securing the nation’s electricity grid. The hearing was prompted in part by the first incidence of grid-related cyber attack reported to the […]
      
      NSF Director Outlines Steps to Secure International Research Collaboration
      
      On 11 July, National Science Foundation (NSF) Director France Cordova circulated a letter to the NSF community outlining steps the U.S. research agency is implementing to mitigate threats to the integrity of NSF’s mission and operations posed […]
      
      Legislative Breakthrough in High-Skill Immigration Reform?
      
      Late on 11 July, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate that would dramatically improve America’s high-skill immigration system. The bill reforms the EB (employment based) visa program by enlarging the program and […]
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      Your vote in the IEEE Elections does make a difference. Some IEEE elections have been decided by only a few votes and one of the deciding votes could be yours. In many cases there are real differences in the views, objectives and personalities of […]
      
      Walleigh Award Recipient John Paserba Pays It Forward Many Times Over
      
      Pictured above: John Paserba (left) receives the 2018 Walleigh Award from 2019 IEEE-USA President Tom Coughlin at the IEEE Region 3 Southeastcon in Huntsville, Ala. When most people pay it forward, they do something helpful for someone else – […]
      
      James Peterman Receives Watson Award for Student Professional Awareness Contributions
      
      The world of engineering can be very small indeed. In 1983, when James Peterman was president of the IEEE Student Branch at Tennessee Tech (TTU), he co-chaired the first IEEE Student Professional Awareness Conference (S-PAC) at the university. Jim […]
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      “What motivates a company to hire and keep you isn’t what you know, but rather, what you can do with what you know – and how fast you can do it.” So says veteran engineering educator Harry T. Roman, who believes that in […]
      
      A Salute to Captain William Eddy
      
      Pictured: Bill Eddy's drawing of the sea-going "electroniker" courtesy of the U.S. Navy. World War II was still in progress when, in my senior year of high school, I visited the local Navy recruiter. He asked about my interests, and when I mentioned […]
      
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