Entries for May 01, 2006
America's Best Jobs
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Wired Campus highlighted a Money Magazine and Salary.com ranking of "best jobs in america".
Some highlights:
- #1 was Software Engineer
- #2 was College Professor
- #7 was Computer/IT Analyst
- #15 was Medical Scientist
- #16 was Physical Scientist
- #17 was Engineer
Universities and Patents
Chemical & Engineering News highlights the annual list of U.S. universities receiving the most patents for inventions by the United States Patent & Trademark Office. University of California ranked #1 for the 12th year in a row with 390 awarded patents. MIT was 2nd with 136 patents. See USPTO press release for more information.
Case Professor Emeritus - Pioneer in Plastic to be Enshrined
In mid-June, at a hotel ballroom in downtown Chicago, Jack Koenig will be immortalized for his contributions to the plastics industry. That's when the 72-year-old professor emeritus at Case Western Reserve University will be formally inducted into the Plastics Hall of Fame. See full article from the Plain Dealer (March 21, 2006).