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IEEE Milestones Program Celebrates 40th Anniversary
The IEEE Milestones Program honors significant technical achievements in all areas associated with IEEE: Engineering, Computer Sciences and Information Technology, Physical Sciences, Biological and Medical Sciences, Mathematics, Technical Communications, Education,…
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Ekaterina Rybkina discusses her research experience as the 2023 Elizabeth & Emerson Pugh Young Scholar in Residence Established by IEEE Heritage Circle Members Elizabeth and Emerson Pugh, the Pugh Young…
Dedicated Volunteer and Donor Is a Catalyst for Change!
During his nearly 20 years of being an IEEE Foundation donor, John Paserba has enjoyed allocating his contributions across 10 different programs he is passionate about within IEEE. “Recently,” shares…
IEEE Global Museum on View
By: Daniel Jon Mitchell, IEEE Senior Historian The IEEE Global Museum, presented by IEEE History Center, is gearing up for its full launch in July 2024 when its flagship traveling…
#IEEEGivingTuesday Breaks a New Record with US$178,000+ in Donations
Each year, the strength and generosity of the IEEE and IEEE Foundation community continues to grow; and 2023 was no exception. Nearly 550 donors generously gave a combined US$178,000 on…
“PROVING GROUND” by Kathy Kleiman Wins 2023 Middleton Award
Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World’s First Modern Computer (2022, Grand Central Publishing, New York) was selected as the winner of the 2023…
IEEE REACH: Celebrating the Information Age
IEEE REACH’s new “Information Theory” Unit helps honor ‘Father of Information Theory’Claude E. Shannon and the importance of information theory in today’s digital era. Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan once…
Word of Mouth: IEEE’s Oral Histories Program
IEEE’s Oral Histories Program celebrates 55 years of conversations with the field’s greatest pioneers On top of the milestone 50th anniversary of the IEEE Foundation in 2023, another landmark achievement…