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Today in History

November 21, 1977,
First commercial flight of Concorde, London to New York.
See related resources in the Concorde, supersonic flight and aerospace engineering.


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NEEDS is a digital library designed for engineering faculty and students of all ages with links to online learning materials in engineering and related areas of science and math.

Rising Above The Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future

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NEEDS highlights the congressionally requested National Academies report which urges federal policy-makers to focus on new efforts in science and technology. The numerous references to the report in the media, including National Public Radio, The New York Times, NSF, IEEE and Inside Higher Ed, attest to its significance in the global community of educators.

By providing resources for engineering education, NEEDS and it's partner, TeachEngineering, address two of the four main points of the report: 10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds focuses on increasing America's talent pool by vastly improving K-12 mathematics and science education and Best and Brightest recommends changes to make the United States the most attractive setting in which to study and perform research so that we can develop, recruit, and retain top students, scientists, and engineers from both the U.S. and abroad.

Help shape the changes outlined in this report! We encourage you to explore the resources NEEDS offers, comment on Rising Above the Gathering Storm, and submit additional resources.

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The National Academies' testimony before Congress, including the report Rising Above The Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future, helped to inform President Bush's "American Competitiveness Initiative" in his 2006 State of the Union Address. Pre-publications of the forthcoming full report are available at the National Academies Press.

NEWS AT NEEDS
NEEDS is partnering with TeachEngineering in the development of Engineering Pathway, your portal to the most comprehensive collection of resources for all types of engineering education.

The 2006 Conference on Service Learning in Engineering will be held May 23 - 25, 2006 at the National Academy of Engineering in Washington, D.C.

On January 4, 2006, the National Academy of Engineering announced the 2006 recipients of the Bernard M. Gordon Prize. Seven engineers and scientists will share $1 million in prizes for their achievements and leadership in engineering education.

Premier Award 2006 Submissions

The Premier Award competition is open to a wide range of submissions of "high-quality, non-commercial courseware designed to enhance engineering education." The submission deadline is July 14, 2006, 5 p.m. PT. Please visit our 2006 Premier Award Submission page for more information.

We invite you to browse all past Premier Award courseware and finalist candidates.

You don't have to be a Premier Award entrant for your courseware or other learning resource to be cataloged in our Digital Library; we welcome all submissions of new learning resources. If you would like to add a resource to the NEEDS Digital Library, simply register if you haven't already, as you will need your User ID and Password, and... submit your resource!

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