Engineer Urges Girls To Smash Stereotypes
Today's students have more reasons than ever to care about engineering.
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Today's students have more reasons than ever to care about engineering.
Kevin Jarrett isn't your typical computer teacher. His students build walls from clay, sand and water. They design parachutes from coffee filters. And it's perfectly fine if the things they build don't work the first time.
Gov. Rick Perry is opening a Texas economic mission to Japan and China as he continues to bolster his foreign policy chops for a possible second presidential run.
The company says the revamped site fits in with Microsoft's overall strategy of making mobile phones and Internet-based services priorities as its traditional businesses slow down.
The cosmic Marvel adventure arrived in first place at the box office for a fourth weekend with $10.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The Mount Tavurvur volcano erupted in Papa New Guinea last week, sending ash and debris flying through the air. Watch the explosion here.
An drug store in Irving closed this summer after decades in business. But the location came back on Monday with a whole new look and a rush of new customers.
KD Cannon burst past the Northwestern State secondary for TD catches of 50, 81 and 42 yards in the first quarter Saturday. That pushed the Bears (2-0) to a big early lead on way to a 70-6 victory.
More than three million job openings in the U.S. go unfilled for months, according to the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.
Since Race to the Top was launched, schools across the country have adopted new, rigorous education standards, implemented stringent teacher evaluation systems and are developing data collection systems to better inform instruction.
A spokesman says S. Truett Cathy, who started a postwar diner in Atlanta that grew into the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain, has died. He was 93.
A police officer in Dallas was injured on Sunday night after being tossed onto the hood of a vehicle being driven by a suspect who was thought to be making a drug sale.
Dallas Police Officer Charles Vaughn discusses the importance of community outreach, volunteering and higher education.
Craig Hicks, Solution Manager for Sabre AirVision In-flight Onboard Catering and Provisions, says an advanced degree can open a world of opportunities.
Ann Hatch, found her calling while writing for the high school student newspaper, and went on to "make the switch to media relations and never looked back."
