Fitness as a Professional Development Tool
As part of their spotlight month, the Early Career Professionals AG discusses the importance of fitness for field engineers, including three key benefits it offers to enhance job performance. Source
Exciting Changes to SWE’s Advance Learning Center!
SWE is thrilled to announce a new and improved Advance Learning Center (ALC) designed to help you find exactly what you need, when you need it. Source
Watch WE24’s Keynote Presentations and Q&A
At this year’s WE24 conference, we sat down with all three of the keynote speakers after their presentations for a quick Q&A. Source
NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) Resource Reel – December 2024
This resource reel shows major milestones for NASA’s mega Moon rocket, the SLS (Space Launch System) from summer 2024 through late 2024. Teams across the country are manufacturing, building, and preparing hardware for SLS rockets that will power the first crewed Artemis missions with Artemis II and III and the first flights of SLS in [...]
North Star: Polaris and Surrounding Dust
Photo of the Day Why is Polaris called the North Star? First, Polaris is the nearest bright star toward the north spin axis of the Earth. Therefore, as the Earth turns, stars appear to revolve around Polaris, but Polaris itself always stays in the same northerly direction -- making it the North Star. Since [...]
WE25 Call for Participation for Breakout Sessions Now Open!
Five steps to increase your chances of being selected as a breakout session speaker at WE25. Source
Important Member Notice for Bylaws Amendment Now Available!
In accordance with the The Society of Women Engineers Bylaws, Article XIII – AMENDMENT, this proposed bylaws amendment is being presented to the membership. The SWE Board of Directors will vote on these changes following the 45-day notice period. The amendment proposal contains the rationale and pro/con considerations. B2520: Amend SWE Bylaws – Absolve Non-Strategic... [...]
Mimas: Small Moon with a Big Crater
Photo of the Day Whatever hit Mimas nearly destroyed it. What remains is one of the largest impact craters on one of Saturn's smallest round moons. Analysis indicates that a slightly larger impact would have destroyed Mimas entirely. The huge crater, named Herschel after the 1789 discoverer of Mimas, Sir William Herschel, spans about [...]
An Evening Sky Full of Planets
Photo of the Day Only Mercury is missing from a Solar System parade of planets in this early evening skyscape. Rising nearly opposite the Sun, bright Mars is at the far left. The other naked-eye planets Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus, can also be spotted, with the the position of too-faint Uranus and Neptune marked [...]
SWE Mid-Career Professionals Affinity Group Highlights
Each month, SWE spotlights one of our 22 Affinity Groups (AGs). As part of their spotlight month, the Mid-Career Professionals AG shares their AG's background, goals, and how to get involved. Source