During the summer of 2005, RIT graduate student Patrick Meyer interned with IEEE-USA's Energy Policy Committee, analyzing the progress of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. As Student's Voice editor for Today's Engineer, Meyer hopes to help bridge the divide between engineers and policy-makers.

An invitation to become a member of an organization's board of directors is a recognition of personal and business excellence. Before accepting, however, it is important to have a full understanding of the role and its responsibilities.

Most families — especially professional families like those of IEEE members — already have some form of life insurance, but many probably need more. What is term life insurance, and why do we need it?

A disconnect seems to exists between the arcane and esoteric realm of basic research — conducted in secretive labs by cloistered engineers and scientists — and the familiar and ubiquitous technologies we take for granted today. But the fact is, many of the technologies we utilize daily were born in those very same labs.

"Innovation" and "competitiveness" aren't just empty buzzwords in Washington these days — they've garnered very real support from Congress and the White House, and have yielded a number of promising legislative initiatives. This two-part article examines two reports that crystallized this movement, beginning with the Council on Competitiveness report Innovate America.

Establishing a connection inside a company to obtain an appointment may require clever, innovative persistence. Here are a few tips to help you launch a more effective targeted campaign.

Get to know a little bit more about 2006 IEEE-USA President Ralph Wyndrum.

Harold Kerzner's 23-chapter, 1,012-page text is an authoritative source of information on the principles of project management from one of the best-known and respected authorities on the subject.