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Thursday, January 31st, 2013

New study rooms allow quiet group gatherings

Students looking for a quiet place to study in the Engineering Library and Technology Commons now have more options, especially when working in study groups. Five new rooms in the quiet section of the library opened for use late last semester.


Thursday, January 24th, 2013

GAANN fellows get teaching instruction, pursue research projects

Through the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) grant from the United States Department of Education five doctoral students are receiving teaching instruction, funding for conferences and professional networking opportunities..


Tuesday, January 15th, 2013

New machines, competitions highlight year for computer science student organizations

Student organizations in the Computer Science Department and Information Technology Program have much to look forward to in 2013.


Tuesday, January 8th, 2013

Teaching tool ‘instrumental’ in revamped introduction course

A new learning tool for freshmen taking the introductory course to electrical and computer engineering (ECE 1000) will teach them basic programming and problem solving skills, and it also may help them cover songs originated by Led Zeppelin or The Rolling Stones.


Friday, December 14th, 2012

Diversity alumnus spotlight: Roshonda McCowan

The transition from being a college student to becoming an alumnus in the working world is made easier for some [...]


Monday, December 10th, 2012

CS undergrad discovers calling down an unconsidered path

Abhishek Shah thought he wanted to be a doctor. He didn’t intend to study computer science; the extent of his [...]


Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

MU team takes first at regional competition, advances to international level

After winning the regional Grundfos Challenge, three University of Missouri College of Engineering students are planning a spring trip to [...]


Tuesday, December 4th, 2012

Scholarship donors and recipients meet at annual dinner

An annual event, the MU College of Engineering’s Scholarship Dinner is staged to both celebrate the generosity of those who [...]


Friday, November 30th, 2012

Engineering students earn spots among McNair Scholars, publish research articles in annual journal

Two engineering students are among 18 University of Missouri students named to the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. Paulos [...]


Thursday, November 15th, 2012

Researchers embark on quest to find durable, cost-efficient soy-based material

Efforts to identify greener, more cost-efficient materials to make the polyurethanes used to create foams and plastics has resulted in [...]


Monday, October 29th, 2012

Jennings elected as ASME district vice-chair of communications

When junior mechanical and aerospace engineering student Jonathan Jennings joined the MU College of Engineering’s student chapter of the American [...]


Monday, October 8th, 2012

Neuro-LEGO Robotics program teaches engineering basics

This semester, as many as 180 children will participate in the Neuro-LEGO Robotics camps held at Mizzou. Since they began [...]


Friday, October 5th, 2012

Graduate students work on fall detection system

Sound has always been important to Yun Li. His parents are both musicians in China, and he plays the piano [...]


Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012

Recent ECE grads offer tips for job seekers

The College of Engineering offers a wealth of advice and guidance to assist graduating students looking for a job. The [...]


Friday, September 28th, 2012

Online game combines efforts of recent CS alumnus, RJI fellow

An online game that allows players to show their Tiger pride and earn a chance at a cash prize is [...]


Friday, September 7th, 2012

GAANN program enables MAE graduate students to pay it forward

In response to the national need for a workforce with the ability to compete in a global, high-tech economy, the [...]


Tuesday, September 4th, 2012

Visiting students learn from MU educators

Many university undergraduate students don’t have the opportunity to participate in specialized research opportunities. Thanks to a National Science Foundation [...]


Thursday, August 30th, 2012

Team’s proposal earns ‘Most Creative’ prize at RevCon Challenge

Two University of Missouri mechanical and aerospace engineering graduate students traveled to the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) [...]


Thursday, August 30th, 2012

Competitions, conventions highlight year for mechanical engineering organizations

Student organizations and competition teams in mechanical engineering wrapped last spring having attended at least four competitions, hosted a regional [...]


Monday, August 27th, 2012

South African study abroad trip opens new doors for MU, African students

In a South African classroom built during Apartheid, where metal bars slide across doorways, high school students who normally filled [...]


Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012

Mentoring program for women in engineering redesigned, expanded

Mizzou now has a revamped mentoring program for women, featuring a redesign of the application process and increased options for [...]


Tuesday, August 21st, 2012

Engineering sorority emphasizes combination of social, professional activities

The Beta Zeta chapter of the international engineering sorority Alpha Omega Epsilon (AOE) will mark its first full semester as [...]


Monday, August 20th, 2012

When late news is good news: Doctoral student receives late summer NSF fellowship

When writing code, Brittany Morago knows that her first results may not always be her final results. She knows one [...]


Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

MU quarter-scale tractor team finishes third at student design competition

The University of Missouri College of Engineering quarter-scale tractor team, Torque ‘n’ Tigers, placed third overall at the American Society [...]


Thursday, August 2nd, 2012

High schoolers reach new heights at summer camp

Empty 2-liter soda bottles may not be the material that engineers first turn to when designing rockets, but for high [...]


Thursday, June 21st, 2012

First place poster examines effect of temporary ramp meters

A University of Missouri civil engineering graduate student won first place in the poster session at the 2012 Traffic and [...]


Thursday, May 24th, 2012

Mizzou SAE team places 14th in national competition

With Formula SAE competitions, rankings aren’t only determined by which team possesses the fastest car. For most teams, speed accounts [...]


Friday, May 4th, 2012

MU team reaches semi-final round of wastewater design competition

A five-member team from the University of Missouri College of Engineering made it to the semi-finalist round of the 2011-2012 [...]


Friday, May 4th, 2012

Programming team creates concepts for Joplin city website as part of ‘Hackathon’

As the city of Joplin, Mo., nears the one-year anniversary of a deadly EF-5 tornado that ripped through the city’s [...]


Friday, May 4th, 2012

Mizzou Engineering students rejuvenate rocket team for June competition

The University of Missouri College of Engineering hasn’t built a rocket in more than five years, but this year, the [...]