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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. ...
KU Radar Reveals 3D Image of Earth Through Miles of Ice
In the cover article of the latest issue of the Journal of Glaciology, engineers at the University of Kansas detail a special radar array they developed that is capable of depicting a 3D view of bedrock hidden beneath ice sheets 3 kilometers thick. ...
KU to Host Future City Regional Competition
More than 200 middle school students from Kansas and Missouri will take part in the Great Plains Region Future City Competition, Saturday, Jan. 23, at the University of Kansas. ...
KU Awarded $12 Million for New Research Facility
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Construction Grant Program today announced a $12.3 million federal award for construction of an innovative “green technologies” research facility for the University of Kansas School of Engineering. ...
Engineering Projects to be Featured During KU's Green Game Saturday on ESPN
The University of Kansas and the city of Lawrence already are on the forefront of sustainability. Now Kansas Athletics Inc. and cable network ESPN are jumping on board to do their part to make KU an even greener place in the midst of all the crimson and blue. ...
VIDEO: KU Engineers Collect Key Climate Data
Engineers at the University of Kansas have been hard at work contributing to the body of data diplomats striving to address environmental issues can draw upon at the Copenhagen Climate Conference. ...
Grad Student Publishes Book on China's Construction Industry
A new book based on a University of Kansas engineering student’s master’s thesis could serve as a how-to guide for U.S. businesses that want to succeed in China. ...
NSF CReSIS Team Turns Data Into Antarctic Gold
The glamour of flying over Antarctica with NASA isn’t without its costs. ...
Antarctic Sea Ice Mission Tests KU Radar
Wednesday’s mission was a chance for the University of Kansas’ SNOW and Ku-Band radars to shine. NASA’s Operation Ice Bridge leaders took advantage of favorable weather patterns and made the rapidly disappearing sea ice the target of the day. ...
Brief Blizzard Scrubs Monday's Antarctic Flight
The skies were clear over Antarctica and plans were well under way for a 10 a.m. local time take off, but dense, wet snowflakes that stuck to everything at the airport put a different spin on preparations. ...
KU Takes Part in NASA's Largest Airborne Polar Ice Survey
WASHINGTON -- NASA begins a series of flights Thursday, Oct. 15, to study changes to Antarctica's sea ice, glaciers and ice sheets. The flights are part of Operation Ice Bridge, a six-year campaign that is the largest airborne survey ever made of ice at Earth's polar regions. ...