Just three years ago, petroleum engineering wasn’t an especially hot major for college students looking to enter a field with plentiful jobs. A recent study of 60,000 college students, including 2,400 in Texas, by More »
Petroleum Industry Attracts Engineering Students
August 6th, 2012 by Brad Graham
‘Girls Who Code’ Inspires Teen Girls Towards Tech Careers
August 6th, 2012 by Brad Graham
‘Girls Who Code’, created by Reshma Saujani, a former deputy public advocate for New York City, started the program because she was struck by the number of girls she met in public housing projects that had an interest More »
Mars Rover Creates 7 Thousand Jobs!
August 6th, 2012 by Brad Graham
As the new rover that just landed on Mars looks for signs of life there, the NASA program that runs it is supporting life here on Earth — with jobs. NASA spokesman Guy Webster said the rover, named More »
Top 7 STEM Scholarships for Hispanics
August 2nd, 2012 by Brad Graham
Are you a young Hispanic student interested in a career in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM)? If so, you may be wondering how you will ever save enough money to attend college and land a More »
Is Algebra an Essential Building Block for STEM Careers?
August 1st, 2012 by Brad Graham
A few days ago, Andrew Hacker, an author and former professor of political science at Queens College in New York City, created quite a stir with a New York Times op-ed entitled Is Algebra Necessary?, in which More »
Top Technology Job Trends of 2012
July 31st, 2012 by Brad Graham
I recently stumbled upon Indeed’s top job trends site. The site features an itemized list of the fastest growing keywords found within job postings across millions of jobs from More »
5 Best (and Worst) States To Find Tech Jobs
July 30th, 2012 by Brad Graham
Technology job openings surged by 8.2% in June, according to job-search site SimplyHired, but some places remain better than others if you’re looking for a tech job. The site’s top and bottom five contain a few More »
Women in IT: Is the System Broken?
July 28th, 2012 by Brad Graham
As the first American woman to enter space, astronaut Sally Ride was nothing if not an inspiration to girls and women around the globe. Her death this week has provoked not just a deep sadness that she’s More »
