Engineering College Central

Engineers begin study of Coughlin High School (The Citizens’ Voice)
Engineers from Geo Science Engineering Co. Inc. and Highland Associates began an architectural study of Coughlin High School this week to determine the building s long-term stability.

Public Colleges Raise Their Price on Some Degrees (New York Times)
Some school officials admit that they are queasy about a practice that appears to value one discipline over another.

Chemistry professor to head SUNY school (Poughkeepsie Journal)
NEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz has appointed Daniel A. Jelski dean of the School of Science and Engineering. He will begin his duties Aug. 1.

Local student to make presentation (The Searcy Daily Citizen)
High school students participating in UALR s High School Research Program sponsored by the Donaghey College of Information Science and Systems Engineering will be presenting the results of the scientific research they have been doing beginning at 9 a.m. Friday at Dickinson Hall Auditorium.

Brown, RISD announce dual degree program (Boston Globe)
Brown University on Tuesday announced a new dual degree program with the Rhode Island School of Design that will allow undergraduates to receive bachelor’s degrees from both schools in five years.

Get Set Camp plans to introduce students to pre-engineering skills (The Marion Star)
MARION – A middle school camp being offered in August will introduce area students to pre-engineering skills. The Get Set Camp, available to students in the Marion area, was developed by local teachers.

College cements future of U.S. concrete industry (Everett Herald)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Carl Turnbow Jr. started college as a computer science major, before switching to something more solid. Like hundreds of other students at Middle Tennessee State University, Turnbow is now studying for a bachelor’s degree in concrete management.

Sarah Marie Clark receives her medical degree (Redlands Daily Facts)
Sarah Marie Clark, daughter of Tom and Mary Lynn Clark of Redlands, received her medical degree from the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, on May 20 in Los Angeles.

College Builds on Concrete Degree Growth (IWon – Money)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) Carl Turnbow Jr. started college as a computer science major, before switching to something more solid. Like hundreds of other students at Middle Tennessee State University, Turnbow is now studying for a bachelor’s degree in concrete management.

College builds on concrete degree growth (AP via Yahoo! News)
Carl Turnbow Jr. started college as a computer science major, before switching to something more solid. Like hundreds of other students at Middle Tennessee State University, Turnbow is now studying for a bachelor’s degree in concrete management. The industry-funded program has become the fastest-growing major on campus.