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      New IEEE-USA E-book Provides Strategies for Better Communication Skills
      
      If there’s one thing that Sridhar Ramanathan wants engineering professionals to know, it’s this: communication skills are absolutely vital — when you want to create richer, better solutions to real-world challenges. “Often, […]
      
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      Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) within the White House, has launched what could be a significant research reform effort. The Director’s Joint Committee on Research Environments (JCORE) is […]
      
      KISS? “Yes.” TMO? “No.”
      
      Pictured: The SR-71 Blackbird, a supersonic reconnaissance aircraft, was designed for the United States Air Force under the direction of Kelly Johnson at the Lockheed Skunk Works in the 1960s. Photo: iStock | jondpatton The design motto “Keep […]
      
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      Pictured: U.S. IEEE members from California, including 2019 IEEE-USA President Tom Coughlin (far right), at the U.S. Capitol Building for the 2019 Congressional Visits Day. One of IEEE-USA's primary functions is to influence government policies that […]
      
      New IEEE-USA E-book Provides Strategies for Better Communication Skills
      
      If there’s one thing that Sridhar Ramanathan wants engineering professionals to know, it’s this: communication skills are absolutely vital — when you want to create richer, better solutions to real-world challenges. “Often, […]
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      If there’s one thing that Sridhar Ramanathan wants engineering professionals to know, it’s this: communication skills are absolutely vital — when you want to create richer, better solutions to real-world challenges. “Often, […]
      
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      Pictured: The SR-71 Blackbird, a supersonic reconnaissance aircraft, was designed for the United States Air Force under the direction of Kelly Johnson at the Lockheed Skunk Works in the 1960s. Photo: iStock | jondpatton The design motto “Keep […]
      
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