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Research Center Receives $17.9 million from National Science Foundation
The Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets, headquartered at the University of Kansas, will receive more than $17.9 million from the National Science Foundation to continue its innovative research on the changing conditions of the world’s polar ice. ...
14 Self Engineering Leadership Fellows traveling to China for World Expo
A trip to China for a group of students from the University of Kansas School of Engineering combines all the elements of a unique leadership program — and could provide others with a better understanding of what engineering has to offer and details on China’s booming economy. ...
Teachers learn about cutting-edge engineering from KU faculty
Teachers from across Kansas are spending the summer with faculty and graduate students from the University of Kansas School of Engineering, getting firsthand experience in two cutting-edge fields of engineering. ...
School of Engineering Differential Tuition Dollars at Work
The differential tuition students pay for engineering courses helps enhance and supplement the quality of education students receive. School of Engineering faculty and staff ensure these funds are put to use to make students' time at KU more efficient and fruitful. The students themselves, through Engineering Student Council, have a...
Senior Earns TBP Scholarship
A University of Kansas student from Nairobi, Kenya, received top recognition from a prestigious engineering organization. ...
Engineering Dean to speak at state conference
Stuart R. Bell, dean of engineering at the University of Kansas, and Jill Docking, chair of the Kansas Board of Regents, will lead a panel discussion Friday, June 18, on engineering education in Kansas. ...
Top Graduates, Faculty Honored
Years of hard work and dedication to their studies have paid off for more than 300 members of the School of Engineering’s Class of 2010, who were honored May 16 at the school’s graduate recognition ceremony. ...
Computing Facility Receives $4.6 Million Grant to Help Boost Power
The vast computing power needed to sequence genomes and peer into molecules depends upon powerful hardware that generates heat along with scientific breakthroughs. ...
School of Engineering Breaks Ground on New Research Facility
School of Engineering administrators, faculty, staff and other university dignitaries gathered Friday, May 7 on the School of Engineering complex lawn to mark the ceremonial start of construction on a new $21.5 million dollar research building. ...
KU steel bridge team earns spot at national competition
The University of Kansas steel bridge team is on its way to the 2010 National Student Steel Bridge Competition after a second-place finish April 23 at the regional competition in Norman, Okla. ...
Professor sheds light on prevalence of texting and driving
It’s no secret that sending text messages while behind the wheel is dangerous. In fact, studies show a texting motorist is four to six times more likely to be involved in an accident than someone who is drunk. ...
Will it float? Students design concrete canoe for competition
It’s easier to envision a chunk of concrete sinking to the bottom of a pond than floating on its surface, but a group of University of Kansas School of Engineering students are pinning their hopes on an environmentally friendly mixture of the bonding material to accomplish that feat — and...
School of Engineering to Recognize Alumni for Leadership
Four alumni of the University of Kansas School of Engineering will receive the school’s highest honor in a ceremony next month. ...
Chemical engineering students win Goldwater scholarship, honorable mention
A University of Kansas student has won a 2010 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and a second student received honorable mention in the competition for one of the premier undergraduate awards encouraging excellence in science, engineering and mathematics. ...
Student Wins $250,000 Hertz Fellowship
A University of Kansas senior has received a $250,000 fellowship from the Hertz Foundation. ...
Partnership Honors Teachers
The University of Kansas School of Engineering and Perceptive Software, creator of enterprise content management solutions including ImageNow, today announced the launch of Educating Excellence, an awards program honoring outstanding Kansas and Kansas City-area high school science, technology, engineering and math teachers. ...
$1.3 million grant funds groundbreaking cartilage regeneration research
The hint of a cavity seldom leads to the complete replacement of a tooth. A dentist typically goes in, removes the troubled spot and fills in the gap — ensuring healthy teeth for years to come. ...
Speaker to Address Economics of Climate Change Policy
The future of international cooperation on climate policy will be the focus of an address Wednesday afternoon on the University of Kansas campus. ...
Garmin Announces New Lawrence Office
A new agreement between the University of Kansas School of Engineering and Garmin International, the global leader in satellite navigation, will provide a valuable opportunity to a select group of engineering students starting this month. ...
Navigating Through Climate Change
Expert on relationship between climate change, transportation to speak at KU...
Students to Compete in Aero Design Competition
A group of University of Kansas aerospace engineering students is hoping a unique design will propel them to great heights at a prestigious model aircraft competition. ...
Engineering Expo Blasts Off Friday
More than 1,000 students from more than 70 elementary, middle and high schools in Kansas and Missouri will get hands-on learning experiences with the lighter side of engineering at the 99th annual Engineering Expo at the University of Kansas. It’s set for Feb. 19-20 at Eaton and Learned halls. ...
Professor Among Most Influential in Concrete Industry
David Darwin is rewriting the book on bridge decks. ...