ASEE Phase 1 report on Undergraduate Education in Engineering
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), has published a report on the first in a series of meetings to develop a new strategy for...
View ArticleResearchers – get your ORCID.
A recent post in the Data Pub: Conversations about data blog from the California Digital Library does a great job at making the case for researchers to create their ORCID researcher ID, and how this...
View ArticleNSF Strategic Plan for 2014 – 2018
The National Science Foundation’s strategic plan for 2014-2018, subtitled “Investing in Science, Engineering, and Education for the Nation’s Future” is now available at this link. NSF Strategic Plan...
View ArticleNSF Open Government Plan 3.0 published
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has published its Open Government Plan 3.0, a roadmap for the agency’s efforts to improve transparency, to better integrate public input into NSF programs and...
View ArticleDOE issues new statement on digital data management
The U. S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science has issued a new statement on the management of digital data generated in the course of DOE-funded research. The statement indicates that data...
View ArticleUGL hosts traveling NASA exhibit “Here, There, Everywhere” in September
Beginning September 8 and running through the end of the month, the David Adamany Undergraduate Library will be hosting “Here, There, Everywhere (HTE),” a traveling NASA exhibit that illustrates how...
View ArticleLatest data from NSF on federal funding for basic research
The latest data from the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicates that federal funding of basic research at universities and colleges is essentially unchanged from FY2011 to FY2012. The report also...
View ArticleAstrophysics lecture at UGL on Sep. 17
Wayne State University astronomer Dr. Ed Cackett will deliver a lecture entitled Neutron Stars: Humanity in a Sugar Cube on September 17 at 2:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the David Adamany...
View ArticleThe SHARE initiative for research data management
The SHared Access Research Ecosystem (SHARE) initiative for the management of research output (including data) is discussed in an article by Clifford Lynch, Executive Director of the Coalition for...
View ArticleWSU Scholars Coop – Summer Brown Bag Series
Looking to learn more about APIs? Wondering how to incorporate copyright guidelines in the classroom? Want to learn more about the h-index or how to access library literature on your iPad? Join the WSU...
View ArticleThu 12/3 Reuther Brownbag: Labor Relations in the Earthmoving Equipment Industry
Jason Kozlowski, assistant professor at West Virginia University, will present an overview of his current research at a brown-bag lecture at noon on Thursday, December 3, in the Reuther Conference Room...
View ArticleNational Academies report on ethics in engineering education
A recent report from the National Academy of Engineering profiles 25 activities and programs at U.S. universities deemed exemplary in their approach to infusing ethics into the development of...
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