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DiscoverE’s blog features ideas and strategies you can use to nurture a student’s engineering identity and to celebrate how engineers and technicians make the world a better place.

 

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Celebrate Engineering

Chats with Change Makers: Leah Baker

On Thursday November 2 our Chats with Change Makers student host Kavya got to interview Leah Baker, a chemical engineer with Cargill and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). Chats with Change Makers is designed to showcase real engineers, technologists, and...

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Increasing Engineering Interests

5 Engineering Messages to Share

We've spent more than a year researching student attitudes, thoughts, concerns, and hopes about engineering through our Messages Matter research project.     The Results When we combine appealing messages with engineering role models student interest in engineering...

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Engineering Activities

October Featured Activities

Each month our team highlights three engineering activities that pair the Engineering Design Process with open-ended questions and invite students to Discover Engineering.   Creepy Putty This engineering challenge is perfect for the spookiest month! Students...

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Celebrate Engineering

Welcome to the Future: Engineer’s Week 2024

Welcome to Engineers Week 2024! This year’s theme "Welcome to the Future" is about celebrating today’s achievements and paving the way for a brighter and more diverse future in engineering.  Engineers Are Shaping the Future.  Engineering is at the forefront of...

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Engineers Week 2025: Design Your Future

The Engineers Week 2025 theme, "Design Your Future," is both a call to action and a celebration of the limitless possibilities in engineering. It invites us to dream boldly, innovate relentlessly, and create a future shaped by our collective ingenuity. As we mark 25...

Chats with Change Makers: Millie Bigler

On Thursday, October 17, DiscoverE partnered with AISES, an organization that works to advance Indigenous people in STEM, on Chats with Change Makers. Our student host Enrique got to interview Change Maker Mille Bigler, a mechanical designer who engineers heating and...

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