News & Profiles: May 2011

An article from The Chronicle of Higher Education gave details about the recent conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Read the article

The article included comments from Steven V.W. Beckwith (NY D ’73), vice president for research and graduate studies at the University of California system. He reminded the conference that “universities, in fact, are doing pretty well in the United States.”

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Last week, the exhibit “Life Begins at 80” from Fred Beutler, MI G ’49, opened in Chelsea, MI.

Dr. Beutler is Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan. He was an engineering professor at U of M for more than 30 years. Click here for more information

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Mainstream Engineering Corp. (Rockledge, FL) wants to hired ten engineers this year to continue to expand the company. Mainstream was started by Robert P. Scaringe, a former GE researcher and Florida Tech professor, 25 years ago.

The company was profiled in a recent article from the Florida Today. Current Interim Dean of the College of Engineering at Florida Tech, Dr. Fredric M. Ham (IA A ’76), speaks highly of Scaringe and Mainstream’s partnerships with Florida Tech. Click here for the full article

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