Engineering College Central

Wisconsin Biomedical Engineering Students Design Meaningful Medical Solutions (Newswise)
When University of Wisconsin-Madison junior Claire Flanagan graduates in May 2009 with bachelor’s degrees in biomedical engineering (BME) and biochemistry, she might display her diploma next to an equally prestigious document: a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

MICHauto Sponsors Engineering Summit (The Auto Channel)
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 30 — MICHauto, an automotive business accelerator that advocates the Michigan automotive industry, announced today that it is sponsoring a first-of-its kind summit that will bring together Michigan university and college engineering program deans and OE and supplier engineering leaders to address the retention of high-potential engineering talent in Michigan. The …

JRGS Pre-Engineering Students Make Biodiesel Fuel (Rockbridge Weekly)
The pre-engineering class from the Jackson River Governor s School at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College is doing its part to make the planet a little greener, by making biodiesel fuel out of regular cooking oil obtained from the DSLCC Grill.

Collin College, UTD collaborate to help engineering majors (Plano Courier)
The road for Collin College s electrical engineering students just got smoother with a partnership between Collin College and the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). The two institutions have joined hands to make it easier for electrical engineering students to transfer from Collin College to UTD.

UAFS Engineering students prepare for competition (KFSM Ft. Smith-Fayetteville)
Engineering students at UA-Fort Smith took to the road today, literally. Mechanical Engineering students took their “Baja” car for a spin today. It’s all part of the college’s involvement in the Society of Automotive Engineers Baja competition in Tennessee next month.

UAFS Engineering students prepare for competition (KFSM Ft. Smith-Fayetteville)
Engineering students at UA-Fort Smith took to the road today, literally. Mechanical Engineering students took their “Baja” car for a spin today. It’s all part of the college’s involvement in the Society of Automotive Engineers Baja competition in Tennessee next month.

5 engineering jobs (The Indianapolis Star)
Engineering graduates may have an easier time than others getting jobs this summer. According to CareerBuilder.com, five of the top 10 in-demand jobs for 2008 grads are chemical, electrical, mechanical, civil and computer software engineering.

HP rewards creative ideas of young engineering students (CIOL)
BANGALORE, INDIA: Fostering its academic relationship with universities, Hewlett Packard India has gone a step ahead to recognize and reward outstanding young engineering graduates in India through its ‘HP Innovate 2008′ programme.

Engineering class infuses green ideas into local building projects (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Earth Day is celebrated once a year in this year’s case, April 22 but University of Wisconsin-Madison civil and environmental engineering students are working to create plans that offer sustainable benefits for years to come.

Engineering student wins National Defense Fellowship (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
VALPARAISO | Valparaiso University engineering student Josh Wood of Reynolds, Ill., has won a highly competitive graduate fellowship from the Department of Defense to pursue research that could have important implications for national defense.