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LSU College of Engineering has completed their capital campaign to improve and expand their engineering college three months ahead of schedule. The campaign brought in more than the $100 million partnership goal needed for renovations and an addition to their engineering offerings.

A team of researchers at MIT’s Microsystems Technology Laboratory (MTL) with physicians from Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) developed a low-power signal-processing chip that could change the future of cochlear implants. The device would require no external hardware and would be recharged wirelessly.

Vanderbilt University has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to create a new outreach program to train graduate and undergraduate students to become representatives in engineering education for students in middle and high schools.

67 new members and 11 foreign associates were elected into the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) earlier this week. The NAE, founded in 1964, is a nonprofit institute that provides engineering independent advice to federal government on matters involving engineering and technology.

The signing of this statement of cooperation between the IEC and the Russian Federal standardization and conformity assessment agencies is a large step in supporting increased trade with Russia.