tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251183560375528307.post4576193767135215284..comments2024-03-28T21:34:42.328-05:00Comments on Bit Tooth Energy: Pick Points on Clunkers and Engineering salariesHeading Outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01790783659594652657noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251183560375528307.post-25555103843531341632009-08-01T21:26:17.524-05:002009-08-01T21:26:17.524-05:00a) Re the cash for clunkers, I have read that the ...a) Re the cash for clunkers, I have read that the program might not get through the Senate as easily as it got through the House.<br /><br />b) In regard to grad students it is actually a bit of a mixed bag. A couple of years ago not only was it hard to get grad students, I had always staffed my research programs with additional undergrads and all of a sudden, even though we had the numbers of students, not so many of them were interested in work. <br /><br />We rethought the exercise and now have the student numbers that we need, but they are not as indigenous.Heading Outhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01790783659594652657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251183560375528307.post-39592240492458717492009-08-01T20:23:39.062-05:002009-08-01T20:23:39.062-05:00A $2 billion extension to Cash for Clunkers passed...A $2 billion extension to Cash for Clunkers passed the House on Friday and headed for the Senate. Consumers may not be able to do the math but they can recognise free money when they see it. <br /><br />There's a flip side to high starting salaries for engineering graduates. My daughter took a geological engineering degree from a large Canadian university three years ago. Her class of 17 caught the employment wave. Not one of them went on to graduate school.porsenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362269873149438270noreply@blogger.com