Outreach and Events


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Join us on campus!

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

Find all upcoming events below. 

 





Events

Engineering News

New named KU School of Engineering professors for 2025-2026

KU Engineering Recognizes 2025-2026 Award Winners

The School of Engineering recognized award winners and greeted new employees from the past year at a reception on Sept. 9.
Stock photo of vapor smoke being exhaled

Study finds common vaping additives disrupt lung-surfactant film in lab model

A new study from the University of Kansas shows that additives common to commercially available vaping devices, vitamin E and CBD, soften a vital lung surfactant at high enough concentrations, at least in a simplified lab model.
NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Loral O’Hara shows off the miniaturized in vivo robotic assistant (MIRA)

KU alumna, NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara to headline KU Reads event Oct. 8

The University of Kansas will welcome home one of its own this fall when KU alumna and NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara returns to Lawrence for a public event celebrating the 2026-27 KU Reads: A Common Book Experience selection.
Researchers working to clear sediment at Tuttle Creek Lake

Developing Innovating Solutions to Kansas Lakes

The project at Tuttle Creek Lake near Manhattan marks the first time a water injection dredge has been used in a lake to remove sediment.