by Camilla Shumaker | Jan 14, 2015 | Fall 2014, Features
On Thursday, Aug. 28, the College of Engineering dedicated the biomedical engineering wing, located on the first floor of John A. White, Jr. Engineering Hall. Speakers included Chancellor G. David Gearhart; Dean John English; biomedical department head Ashok Saxena;...
by Camilla Shumaker | Jan 14, 2015 | Fall 2014, Features
An alumnus of the College of Engineering and his wife are contributing $212,000 through a life insurance beneficiary designation to create two scholarships for electrical engineering students. The two gifts — one for $112,000 and one for $100,000 — from Charles F....
by Camilla Shumaker | Jan 14, 2015 | Dean's Message, Fall 2014
Fall is one of my favorite times of year. In August, the campus began to buzz with the energy of students, and now the semester (not to mention football season) is in full swing! In addition to a new crop of freshman engineers, we have several new faculty members this...
by Camilla Shumaker | Jan 14, 2015 | Fall 2014, Features
Last spring, thirty-six computer science students spent 21 hours competing in a hackathon, a programming contest sponsored by the ACM student organization. Students competed individually or in teams of up to three people. At 6 p.m. on April 18, they were given an...
by Camilla Shumaker | Jan 14, 2015 | Fall 2014, Features
A team of chemical engineering, communications and Honors College students–collectively known as the Water Hogs – entered their design project in the Environmental Protection Agency’s People, Prosperity and the Planet, or P3, competition. The Water Hogs...