R.I., nation churning out more engineers

FOLLOWING INNOVATION: Larry Larson, dean of engineering at Brown University, says students are showing increased interest in biomedical engineering due to recent innovations in the field.  / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY
FOLLOWING INNOVATION: Larry Larson, dean of engineering at Brown University, says students are showing increased interest in biomedical engineering due to recent innovations in the field. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

The U.S. has dramatically increased the number of graduates with engineering doctorates, more than at any time in the past 30 years, according to a recent report by the National Science Foundation. And the pool is more gender-diverse than in previous years, with 23 percent of the degrees going to women. U.S. colleges and universities

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