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OCTOBER 2011 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION

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COVER STORY

COVER STORY

AFRICAN
PHOENIX

Rwanda rises from horror to train
engineers for a knowledge-based
economy.
Zimbabwe’s Descent
Education collapsed with the economy.

+ By Don Boroughs

FEATURE

Deadly Ingredients

E. coli and other food-borne diseases kill
thousands annually. Researchers in the
emerging field of food-safety engineering
are trying to protect what we eat, from
farm to table.

+ By Beryl Lieff Benderly

FEATURE

Secrets Are Out

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
engineers are no longer willing to hide
their true selves.

+ By Jaimie N. Schock

TEACHING

Low Cost,
High Impact

Classes devise health technologies
for $2-a-day populations.

+ By Thomas K. Grose

FIRST LOOK

FROM THE EDITOR

FIRST LOOK
Breakthroughs and trends
in the world of technology

DATABYTES

UP CLOSE:
Keeper of the Flame
+ By Thomas K. Grose

REFRACTIONS:
Renaming Institutions
+ BY HENRY PETROSKI

FRONTIERS:
It’s Not Science Fiction
+ By Mark Raleigh

JEE SELECTS:
Yes, Engineers Have Math Anxiety
+ BY Johanna LeppÄvirta

ON THE SHELF:
Bitten by the Bug
+ BY ROBIN TATU

LAST WORD:
Innovation Needs a Push
+ BY Deborah Jackson

ON THE SHELF

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