Posted on February 10th, 2013 by Mary Lord
A little piece of red tape – and discovering she had diabetes – changed Wendy Peng’s career plans. Learn how her dreams changed from becoming a Wall Street business woman to a materials engineering major at the University of British Columbia in Canada.
“To be honest, I’ve always wanted to be a business woman since I was in grade seven. I always dreamed that someday in the future I would become one of the most influential women on Wall Street. The reason why I wanted to be a business woman is simple: I wanted to make MONEY. However, things changed dramatically in my 9th grade summer.
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Filed under: Explore Engineering, Materials, Meet More Students | Comments Off on Meet Wendy Peng: Materials Engineering Student
Tags: allergies, biomaterials, diabetes, Engineering, insulin, insulin pump, Materials, materials engineering, student, tape, undergraduate, University of British Columbia, Wendy Peng
Posted on June 7th, 2012 by Mary Lord
Millions of people get the blues during winter. It’s called seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, and current treatment requires shining a light in the sufferer’s face for up to two hours a day. But Finnish start-up Valkee has a better idea: directing light into sufferers’ ears.
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Filed under: e-News | Comments Off on Bye, Bye Blues?
Tags: ear buds, Electrical, Engineering, Finnish, gadget, invention, jet lag, light-sensitive proteins, mood, Oulu University, SAD, seasonal affective disorder, Technology, Valkee
Posted on January 20th, 2010 by rxt
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign offers two week-long residental programs in June and July: Exploring Your Options introduces high school rising juniors and seniors to the field of engineering; Discover Engineering is for rising sophomores interested in math and science to work on projects incorporating different aspects of engineering.
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Filed under: Grades 9-12, K-12 Outreach Programs | Comments Off on Summer Programs: U. Illinois, Grades 9-12
Tags: Engineering, Grades 9-12, Mathematics, Science, Summer Camps & Programs (Students)
Posted on January 4th, 2010 by rxt
In celebration of National Engineers Week, the Richmond Joint Engineers’ Council (RJEC) is conducting two contests for Middle and High School students in the Richmond/Petersburg area, the annual essay contest and a new technology contest. Submisssion deadline: Jan. 20, 2010.
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Filed under: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, K-12 Outreach Programs | Comments Off on Essay Contest: Middle and High School, Richmond, VA
Tags: Engineering, Essay Contest, Technology Contest
