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$19 Million Grant to Send KU Researchers to Antarctica

A team of engineers, scientists and students from the NSF Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS), based at the University of Kansas, will leave on Dec. 1 for McMurdo Station, Antarctica.

Mousetrap Car is Focus of Annual High School Design Contest

The University of Kansas School of Engineering has announced its annual High School Design Competition. The contest, which requires students to build a small vehicle propelled only by the spring system of a standard mousetrap, will be held Tuesday, Oct.

Congress provides KU with $14.5 million for Transportation Research Institute

Congress appropriated $14.5 million on July 29 to the University of Kansas to support and expand ongoing transportation-related research in such key areas as fuel cells, road and vehicle materials, aircraft and air quality.

Thesis/Dissertation Workshop Set

The University of Kansas School of Engineering and the Graduate Engineering Association (GEA) will play host to a thesis and dissertation workshop, presented by Jim Miller, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science. The session will be 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept.

Faculty Members Recognized for Excellent Teaching

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Dave Petr and Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Lorin Maletsky were among the first faculty members to be visited by the "Surprise Patrol" during the first two days of class at the University of Kansas.

Differential Fee Leads to Improvements

The differential tuition students pay for engineering courses makes a difference in the quality of education students receive. School of Engineering faculty and staff have been busy over the past year upgrading equipment and services to make students' time at KU more efficient and fruitful.

Registration Opens for 2005 Evening With Industry

Employers have the opportunity to register now for the Society of Women Engineers' Evening with Industry at the University of Kansas. SWE Evening with Industry will be Tuesday, Sept. 20, in the Kansas Union Ballroom.

Project Discovery Offers Break from Summer Doldrums

Enrollment for the second session of Project Discovery at the University of Kansas is still under way.

Motorsports Team Breaks into Top 15 at International Contest

Students in the University of Kansas School of Engineering earned their best finish ever at the 2005 Society of Automotive Engineers Formula Car Challenge.

KU's Aero Students to Take Project on NASA Flight

Students in the University of Kansas School of Engineering will have a rare opportunity to test a design project in a weightless environment this summer at NASA's Johnson Space Flight Center in Houston.

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