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DOT awarding up to $435M for 34 University Transportation Centers

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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding up to $435 million in grant awards for 34 University Transportation Centers (UTC). Consortium members: Arizona State University, Blinn Community College (TX), Michigan State University, Rutgers University and Texas A&M University. $4

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Teens Gain Experience at IEEE’s TryEngineering Summer Institute

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Sessions were held from 30 June through 2 August on the campuses of Rice University , the University of Pennsylvania , and the University of San Diego. The program is an immersive experience designed for students ages 13 to 17. Participants get to stay on a college campus, providing them with a preview of university life.

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Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Center introduces 9 new research projects exploring the safety needs of an evolving mobility ecosystem

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The new projects will engage the expertise of the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Iowa, Virginia Tech and Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis.

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IEEE’s TryEngineering Summer Institute Provides Hands-On Experiences

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Working in small teams, they solved a problem and created a prototype using the engineering design process. Three locations, one common goal This year, the TryEngineering Summer Institute was held at the University of Pennsylvania , in Philadelphia; Rice University , in Houston; and the University of San Diego.

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General Motors subsidiary providing EV battery tech for military project

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A General Motors subsidiary, GM Defense, is providing commercial electric vehicle (EV) battery technology to a study by the University of Texas in Arlington (UTA) and the Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division. General Motors has been playing electric vehicle designs for military use.

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From Punch Cards to Python

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now part of Unisys , in Philadelphia. The dedication of the A-0 compiler as an IEEE Milestone was held in Philadelphia on 7 May at the University of Pennsylvania. The machine they designed was the first known large-scale electronic computer, the Universal Automatic, or UNIVAC I. got its start.

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Robert Dennard, DRAM Pioneer, Dies at 91

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He published his theory, now known as Dennard scaling , with a set of supporting principles in the 1974 paper “ Design of Ion-Implanted MOSFETs With Very Small Physical Dimensions.” He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering in 1954 and 1956 from Southern Methodist University , in Dallas.

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