News


Mon, 03/29/2010

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. ...

Thu, 03/25/2010

$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. ...

Tue, 03/23/2010

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. ...

Tue, 03/09/2010

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. ...

Wed, 03/03/2010

Navigating Through Climate Change

Expert on relationship between climate change, transportation to speak at KU...

Mon, 03/01/2010

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. ...

Tue, 02/16/2010

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. ...

Tue, 02/09/2010

Professor Among Most Influential in Concrete Industry

David Darwin is rewriting the book on bridge decks. ...

Wed, 01/20/2010

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. ...

Tue, 01/12/2010

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. ...

Fri, 01/08/2010

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. ...

Fri, 01/08/2010

Meridian UAV Takes Flight in Antarctica

Tue, 12/15/2009

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. ...

Tue, 12/08/2009

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. ...

Thu, 11/12/2009

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. ...

Fri, 10/23/2009

NSF CReSIS Team Turns Data Into Antarctic Gold

The glamour of flying over Antarctica with NASA isn’t without its costs. ...

Wed, 10/21/2009

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. ...

Tue, 10/20/2009

Engineers Make Headway Over Antarctica

Success can happen just about anywhere. ...

Mon, 10/19/2009

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. ...

Tue, 10/13/2009

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. ...

Tue, 09/01/2009

KU Team Announces Winners of International Computing Contest

Contest judges from the University of Kansas have determined winners of an international computing competition held this summer. ...

Wed, 08/19/2009

Alert System Perfected by KU Researchers May Have Prevented Deadly Crash

LAWRENCE — Researchers at the University of Kansas have perfected an acoustic vector sensing system for general aviation vehicles that might have helped prevent the fatal collision between a helicopter and a passenger plane over New York’s Hudson River on Aug. 9. ...

Thu, 07/30/2009

School Welcomes Students With a Variety of Events, Activities

The start of the fall semester is just around the corner and faculty and staff of the KU School of Engineering are welcoming students, both new and returning, with a variety of events and activities. Five of the events are highlighted as part of the Five in Four series...

Tue, 07/28/2009

Professor Huan Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award For Bioinformatics Research

Tue, 05/26/2009

CReSIS Research Highlighted in Study on Global Climate Change

Contact: Ian Cahir, School of Engineering, 785-864-2936, iancahir@ku.edu...

Fri, 05/15/2009

KU ‘Ecohawks’ successfully create hybrid car

A class of mechanical engineering seniors at the University of Kansas has succeeded in converting an inoperable 1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle into a hybrid that tests at 52 miles per gallon and runs on a biodiesel generator and electric batteries. ...

Thu, 05/07/2009

KU Students, Lawrence Library Create Solar-Powered Drop Box for A/V Materials

Fri, 04/10/2009

Charles Spahr, Stalwart Supporter of KU, 1934 Alumnus, Dies

A longtime friend and supporter of the University of Kansas has passed away. ...

Wed, 04/01/2009

Flapjacks for Philanthropy Held

Students in the Self Engineering Leadership Fellows Program at the University of Kansas will host the second Flapjacks for Philanthropy fundraiser from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 4, in the Engineering Courtyard between Eaton and Learned halls. In case of inclement weather, the event will be in the...

Mon, 03/30/2009

Changes Ahead for Self Computing Commons

Engineering Computing Services is adding new features to the Self Computing Commons in Eaton Hall. ...

Media Contacts

Cody Howard

School of Engineering

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Erinn Barcomb-Peterson

KU Director of News and Media Relations

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Mark B. Shiflett

Foundation Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering and Director of the Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering, University of Kansas,