Suzanne Deffree

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Engineering the next generation: ESC Boston mentor meet-up

In July, EE Life’s Brian Fuller wrote a blog post, “What happens when you’re gone?” pondering what will happen to engineering once the current generation of engineers are no longer at their desks. “ The passing of Bob Pease and Jim Williams highlighted a problem I’ve been worried about for some time: What happens when you retire? Or, assuming most of... More

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University proposes higher tuition for engineering classes

It could cost more to get an engineering degree than a fine arts degree at one US school. University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Chancellor Harvey Perlman has proposed a program to differentiate tuition in the colleges of engineering and business administration, both of which the school says have seen significant enrollment growth over recent years and have higher instructional costs than... More

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Intel spends $7.68B to buy McAfee and get security right

Intel this morning announced it would spend $7.68 billion to acquire security giant McAfee, a somewhat surprising buy for the chip maker. You could almost hear Intel sigh as the ink dries on this deal. Not because McAfee isn’t a good buy—Intel points out that the company recorded more than $2 billion in revenue and nearly 80% gross margins last year—but because Intel,... More

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Google experimental 1-gig fiber network could challenge ISPs

“Think big with a gig” is the catchy start to a Google blog post this morning introducing company plans to experiment with a fiber network. After urging of the FCC  on its National Broadband Plan and the need for faster, more reliable Internet access in the United States,  Google is taking a DIY approach and announced that it is planning to build and test ultra... More

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Super Bowl ads score tech touchdown

Football is not my thing, neither is it my husband’s. But we are both in media, he working in advertising. So instead of watching yesterday’s big game, we Tivoed it and, instead of forwarded passed the commercials, we forwarded through the game to watch the commercials. Although it was at a very high cost, I was glad to see Intel’s return to the game’s advertising... More