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The School of Engineering is currently hosting a multitude of opportunities to connect. Looking to visit the School of Engineering or have questions, email studyengineering@ku.edu.
If you are a high school counselor or a teacher looking to bring a group of your students to visit, please reach out to our Student recruiter, Teresa Fry, at teresa_fry@ku.edu.
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Events
Engineering News
KU aerospace engineering student wins first place in international aircraft design competition
The win marks the KU aerospace engineering department’s 109th award in American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics competitions dating back 50 years.
KU Distinguished Professor will explore how deep-space signals reach Earth
Erik Perrins will deliver his inaugural distinguished professor lecture, “Finding the Signal in the Noise: The Hidden Magic of Error Correcting Codes in Deep-Space Radios,” on Nov. 11.
New department name reflects KU School of Engineering’s growing strength in energy
The University of Kansas Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering has been renamed the Department of Chemical & Energy Engineering. The department’s two degree programs — chemical engineering and petroleum engineering — will remain unchanged.
Four Engineering Students Among those Selected for the 2026 Millennium Fellowship Class
Selected from a record-breaking 76,000 applicants from more than 6,000 campuses worldwide, 21 University of Kansas students were recently chosen for the 2026 Millennium Fellowship, a leadership development program that partners with the United Nations Academic Impact and is overseen by the Millennium Campus Network.