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Cockrell School Presents Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards

Monday, 13 May 2013

Every year at spring commencement, the Cockrell School of Engineering honors its alumni with the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards. The Distinguished Engineering Graduate and the Outstanding Young Engineering Graduate awards are the highest honors that the Cockrell School bestows on its alumni.

 

NSF Selects UT Austin for $1.6 Million Grant to Retain Engineering Students

Thursday, 09 May 2013

The National Science Foundation (NSF), Intel and GE have selected The University of Texas at Austin for a $1.6 million grant to support an education program aimed at retaining freshman in engineering majors by teaching calculus through hands-on activities. Freshman calculus courses are a major barrier for retaining engineering students at UT Austin.

 

Professor Chandra Bhat Wins Humboldt Research Award

Monday, 06 May 2013

Chandra Bhat, director of the Center for Transportation Research (CTR) at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded a Humboldt Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany.

 

UT Austin Showcases Research at First Energy Summit in Houston

Sunday, 05 May 2013

Leading energy faculty at The University of Texas at Austin shared an update on the innovative research and programs taking place on the Forty Acres during the first-ever UT Energy Summit in Houston.

 

Markey is First Engineer to Win Medtronic Prize for Women's Health

Wednesday, 01 May 2013

The Society of Women’s Health Research (SWHR) awarded biomedical engineering associate professor Mia K. Markey with the Medtronic Prize for Scientific Contributions to Women’s Health. Markey is the first engineer to receive this award.