by Camilla Shumaker | Feb 5, 2016 | Features, Spring 2016
Rita Willcoxon, BSIE ‘82 On July 21, 2011, Atlantis landed at the Kennedy Space Center and NASA employees gathered to watch this historic event. Atlantis was the last STS–Space Transportation System, commonly known as the space shuttle–to fly on a mission....
by Camilla Shumaker | Dec 23, 2015 | Features, Summer 2015
Grady Harvell began his career at AFCO Steel in 1972, directly after graduating with a civil engineering degree from the U of A. The steel fabrication company drew Harvell because of its reputation, and he has stayed for 43 years because of the opportunities provided...
by Camilla Shumaker | Dec 22, 2015 | Features, Summer 2015
Students, at the undergraduate and graduate levels, are a vital part of the university’s research mission. By participating in research, students gain handson application of the information they learn in the classroom. These research opportunities also help them to...
by Camilla Shumaker | Dec 22, 2015 | Features, Summer 2015
The transportation research that takes place at the College of Engineering has an immediate effect in the world beyond the lab. Thanks to collaborations between researchers, government and industry, these projects provide improvements and tools that affect the lives...
by Camilla Shumaker | Dec 22, 2015 | Features, Summer 2015
Transportation touches every aspect of our lives, and the numbers make it clear that our nation’s rail, road and waterway infrastructure is vital to our way of life. Forty percent of our country’s freight by volume travels by rail, according to the Association of...
by Camilla Shumaker | Dec 10, 2015 | Fall 2014, Features
Mac and Sheila Hogan of North Little Rock have contributed $150,000 to the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas. The funds will be used to support the Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate (CDIO) Initiative in the department of mechanical engineering...
