Problems persist with U.S. visas
Article Abstract:
The fingerprinted is part of a raft of new security measures imposed after 9/11 that affect the hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals who come to the United States every year to study, attend scholarly meetings, and conduct research. The Interagency Panel on Advanced Science and Security, which is still to be finalized, will review selected visa applications of students and visiting scholars to prevent the sharing of any information that might be used to attack the United States.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2003
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
The whistle-blower's dilemma
Article Abstract:
The dilemma of a whistle- blower Salvador Castro, a medical electronics engineer working at Air Shields Inc. who was fired from the job is described and the basic steps as on how a whistle blower can protect himself is discussed. Salvador Castro had spotted a serious design flaw in one of the company's infant incubators which could prove fatal of which he had reported to his supervisors, for which he was termed a whistle blower and it cost him his job.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2004
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Nels Peterson: he digs dinosurs
Article Abstract:
A brief profile of Nels Peterson, a professional dinosaur hunter of Museum of the Rockies, including his discoveries is presented.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2007
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: Tom breaks his promise. Barb blows the whistle
- Abstracts: Working with non-ideal gases. Estimate evaporative losses from spills. Estimate emissions from batch heating
- Abstracts: Power and energy. The atomic energy agency's peace prize. Tighter regional regulation needed of power grids; that is the unanimous conclusion of experts on the great 2003 blackout
- Abstracts: Electrical problems given the bird. Fuzzy logic has the power to save. Software simplifies virtual instrumentation
- Abstracts: Eight essential tools. The Six Sigma sweep. The hard part: holding improvement gains