Guru Madhavan is the Norman R. Augustine Senior Scholar and senior director of programs at the National Academy of Engineering. His new book is Wicked Problems: How to Engineer a Better World (W.W.

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If you’re in manufacturing, it may feel like disruption is happening faster than you can react to it. Skills shortages and supply chain issues are threatening production targets and profitability. New ...

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Engineers are often asked to solve problems, says Andrew Olewnik, adjunct assistant professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. And they often have little training in how to discern ...

What does undergraduate research look like at Alfred University? For three mechanical engineering seniors, it looks a lot like solving a problem faced by the aerospace industry: how to protect ...

Rural youth are uniquely attached to their communities and may be discouraged from pursuing engineering careers because of the misconception that they would have to leave their communities to do so.