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New Guidance Details Limited Scope Of $100K H-1B Visa Fee

The Wall Street Journal (10/20, Subscription Publication) reports the Trump Administration confirmed on Monday that the $100,000 H-1B visa fee will only apply to new applicants living outside the US. Employers must pay the fee after visa approval, as per US Citizenship and Immigration Services. This policy excludesapplicants already in the US, like international students. The fee aims to attract top foreign talent.

MS and PhD Programs: Carnegie Mellon

Consider Mechanical Engineering MS Programs at Carnegie Mellon University. Learn more about our various MS programs here. Attend our upcoming Q&A session and we will waive your application fee when you apply to an MS program offered by Mechanical Engineering.  US News & World Report ranks Carnegie Mellon #7 amongst Best Graduate Engineering Schools. Our MS and PhD programs provide you with: Please note GRE test scores are not being accepted for Fall 2026 applications.  Questions? Contact us at me-admissions@cmu.edu. 

Internships & Full-time Positions at Sazerac Company

Sazerac Company Overview Build your career at Sazerac! With almost 400 years of rich history, Sazerac Company has thrived as an independent, American family-owned company with operations in the United States and around the world. Since the 2000s, Sazerac has averaged double digit growth every year! Sazerac Company produces and markets the most award-winning bourbons and whiskeys in the world, including Buffalo Trace, Pappy Van Winkle, Eagle Rare, Blanton’s, Traveller, and Sazerac Rye. Additionally, Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits, including Fireball, Svedka, Wheatley, BuzzBallz, Southern… Read more Internships & Full-time Positions at Sazerac Company →

PhD Position

Dr. Siegmund, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has an opening for an incoming PhD student in his lab. This position is funded within a research award from the National Science Foundation. This position is for students with interest in mechanics of materials. The research topic is in the context of the structural integrity of plant cell assemblies. A PhD student will work both with mechanics of materials (theory and FEM) and a biology lab (experiments on plant cells). If interested, please contact Dr. Siegmund (siegmund@purdue.edu).