Photo of the Day What’s happening in the center of spiral galaxy NGC 2566? First, the eight rays that appear to be coming out of the center in the featured infrared image are not real — they are diffraction spikes caused by the mechanical structure of the Webb space telescope itself. The center of [...]
75 years ago, 61 women engineers and engineering students came together to form what is now a global organization with more than 50,000 members. Source
Anushri Kulkarni reflects on her time in the SWE Collegiate Leadership Institute, including the insights she gained from a career coaching mentorship. Source
As part of their spotlight month, the Military and Veterans Affinity Group shares the group's mission and how to get involved. Source
SWE is proud to have served as a national partner and co-developer of Design Squad Latinx, a bilingual engineering education initiative. Source
Photo of the Day Typically, the International Space Station is visible only at night. Slowly drifting across the night sky as it orbits the Earth, the International Space Station (ISS) can be seen as a bright spot about once a month from many locations. The ISS is then visible only just after sunset or [...]
Distinguished professor Pamela Cosman, Ph.D., proves that engineering can be a path to creativity, confidence, and making a difference — both in the lab and on the page. Source
Photo of the Day This close-up from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's HiRISE camera shows weathered craters and windblown deposits in southern Acidalia Planitia. A striking shade of blue in standard HiRISE image colors, to the human eye the area would probably look grey or a little reddish. But human eyes have not gazed across [...]
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 WE Local Collegiate Competition awards! Find their names and research topics in this article. Source
Asambhava Shubha shares how conducting “draw a scientist” experiments in numerous classrooms inspired a documentary project on girls in STEM. Source
