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Innovation in Danger: Not Enough Students Pursuing Engineering Careers

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PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA – 28 October 2008 – The trend is alarming, and it’s global.  In Western Europe, Australia, Japan and even in India, the numbers of students attracted to engineering and computer science are declining. For example, a 2003 Harris poll conducted in the U.S. shows that only two percent of first year university students (and less than one percent of young women) want to major in computer science.

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IEEE Standards Association and Via Licensing Corp. Collaborate to Foster Intellectual Property Licensing Programs for IEEE Standards
8 December 2008

The IEEE Standards Association and Via Licensing Corporation announced today a collaborative effort to foster patent licensing programs, also known as patent pools, for IEEE standards. The collaboration’s goal is to accelerate and broaden adoption of IEEE standards-based technologies.

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IEEE Encourages Consumers to Learn about the Analog to Digital Broadcast Transition
17 November 2008

IEEE, along with numerous leading broadcast and technology organizations, is helping to ensure that the public is aware of the upcoming shift in the way that broadcast signals are delivered to the American public.  

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New IEEE Award Sponsored by Toyota Recognizes Environmental and Safety Technologies
11 November 2008

The IEEE Foundation announced that Toyota Motor Corporation has donated US $300,000 to support a new IEEE award, the IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies, which will recognize outstanding accomplishments in the application of technology in the IEEE fields of interest that improve the environment and/or public safety. 

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Toshiba's Japanese Language Word Processor Dedicated as IEEE Milestone
10 November 2008

The Japanese Language Word Processor (JW-10) from Toshiba was dedicated as an IEEE Milestone on 4 November.  It is the eighth Milestone dedicated in Japan.

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