Students showcase work at Science Center Day, held in early March
Students showcase work at MU Science Day.
MU Student Team Advances to World Finals
A team of graduate students in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science has advanced to the world finals in Microsoft’s 2020 Imagine Cup. Mizzou Engineering students Caleb Heinzman, Kolton Spear and Imad Toubal, along with Ashlyn O’Hara, a senior majoring in data journalism, developed the Deeptector.io website, which uses artificial intelligence to predict […]
MU Students Develop Tool to Fight Fakery
Imagine watching a video from a presidential candidate on your favorite political blog, only to find out later that the candidate not only disavows the video but claims she never made the video in the first place. These so-called “deepfake videos,” which use fabricated photos and audio, are among the biggest challenges facing the news […]
Students Create and Innovate at International MIT Reality Hack
Four students represented the College of Engineering at the MIT Reality Hack where participants were challenged with developing new cross reality experiences using the industry’s best technology. The hackathon took place in January over five days filled with workshops, networking, and of course, hacking. The MIT Reality Hack is an international competition with half students […]
May The Force Be With Them
Forty students from Columbia’s high schools, along with family members and other invited guests, met at the MU Agricultural Engineering Building Saturday for an Army Ants breakfast and game-reveal event. The gathering was the official kickoff to “Build Season” for the Army Ants robotics team, which is sponsored by the College of Engineering. The Army […]
Business-savvy Engineering Students Compete to Win $30,000 in Entrepreneur Quest Student Accelerator Program
The Entrepreneur Quest (EQ) Student Accelerator competition gives students with unique, innovative business ideas a chance to win $30,000 to make their ideas come to life. EQ is an UM System-wide competition where young entrepreneurs from all four institutions compete within their schools for a top three spot for the initial $30,000. Then, the finalists […]
Army Ants Share Passion for Robotics
The College of Engineering sponsored a full-day robotics camp for underrepresented and economically-disadvantaged youth in central Missouri Oct. 31. Army Ants is made up of local high school students who design robots to complete specific tasks outlined by FIRST Robotics, an organization responsible for putting on regional and national robot competitions in order to build […]
New Student BBQ helps engineers find community
The barbecue gave new students the opportunity to get to know the College better and build lasting connections with fellow students.
Four Entrepreneur Quest finalists powered by Engineers
Four of the 10 teams at Tuesday’s Entrepreneur Quest Student Accelerator event, powered by the UM System, featured Mizzou Engineering students.
NASA grant helps Mizzou SURF prep for competition
Currently, SURF is working toward prepping its autonomous underwater vehicle for competition this summer at the International RoboSub Competition.