Engineering College Central

Estate gift to Ohio U. engineering college grows (Business First of Columbus)
A major estate gift from the namesakes of Ohio University’s engineering college has grown even larger.

TAMUK Engineering School earns recognition for number of Hispanics earning degrees (Alice Echo-News Journal)
Texas A&M Kingsville has a lot to be proud of and one more item is the ranking imparted by The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) for being ninth in the nation in the number of engineering bachelor s degrees awarded to Hispanic students.

Engineering Students Airplane Research Is Crystal Clear (Science Daily)
Forget delays, lines and ticket costs — for many people, flying isn’t just an aggravation, it’s an outright phobia. New research may make airplane passengers a little less fearful in the future. Young researchers have been focusing on ice clouds and crystals, which can contribute to plane crashes. Some crashes occur because ice crystals collect on a plane’s wings as it passes through a cloud, …

Ohio University engineering school gets $91.8 million gift (The Plain Dealer)
UPDATED: 04 :41 a.m. EDT, June 26, 2008 San Francisco Giants’ Omar Vizquel drops down a squeeze bunt in the 9th inning, scoring Rich Aurilia with what proved to be the winning run, giving the Giants a 3-1 lead at the time at Progressive Field on June 24, 2008. The Indians scored a run in the 9th but lost the game 3-2.

Battery Creek students are flocking to engineering program - enrollment triples (The Beaufort Gazette)
When Angela Dawson had a student who was failing her introductory engineering class at Battery Creek High School she did what any teacher would do, she took him to an engineering competition where he helped design a remote access key for a car.

Battery Creek students are flocking to engineering program - enrollment triples (The Beaufort Gazette)
When Angela Dawson had a student who was failing her introductory engineering class at Battery Creek High School she did what any teacher would do, she took him to an engineering competition where he helped design a remote access key for a car.

American Science and Engineering, Inc. Receives $3.4 Million Service and Maintenance Order for ZBVs from the U.S. … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BILLERICA, Mass.—-American Science and Engineering, Inc. , a leader in X-ray detection technology, announced today the receipt of a $3.4 million order from the U.S. Government for service, support, and spare parts for Z Backscatter Vans .

Allen student receives award at 2008 ExxonMobil Texas Science and Engineering Fair (McKinney Messenger)
More than $225,000 in scholarships were awarded to Texas top science students at two-day event in San Antonio. SAN ANTONIO n Top honors were awarded to one Allen student during the 2008 ExxonMobil Texas Science and Engineering Fair April 10-12 in San Antonio.

Students get hands-on experience in engineering (WHOI Peoria)
Posted: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 5:10 p.m. Some teachers from Von Steuben Middle School in Peoria are taking this week to show their students what engineering is all about.

Panhandle Students Learn Engineering Skills at STEM Camp (WJHG Panama City)
School’s out for the summer, but 100 students from all around the panhandle have spent the week back in class.