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University, Engineering Outreach Service awarded $1.7 million EPA grant to clear the air
7.27.09
As part of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Environmental Protection Agency has awarded... read more
Engineering faculty named Georgia Power Professor
6.29.09
Mark Risse has been named Georgia Power Company Professor of Water Resources Policy at the University of Georgia... read more
Skyscraper approach to nano-electronics
6.05.09
Scientists based at the University of Georgia, US, have grown conjugated polymer brushes directly onto monolayers... read more
Reversible colorimetric ion sensors
Spring 09
Dr. Jason Locklin's nano research group's development reported in ChemComm... read more
Fluorescence microscopy
5.11.09
UGA Engineer Peter Kner's work on a microscope capable of live imaging at double the resolution of fluorescence microscopy... read more
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Purdue professor to discuss 'renaissance engineers'
3.09.09
David F. Radcliffe, a faculty member at Purdue University, will visit UGA on March 16 to discuss the development of... read more
Curriculum merges art, engineering
2.19.09
As the University plans to bulk up its engineering program in the next few years with the addition of new majors, some University professors are taking the program a step further by fusing engineering with humanities courses..... read more
UGA to host competition to inspire high school students about engineering
2.04.09
An annual academic competition designed to give students in grades 9-12 the opportunity to discover real-world applications of math and science, the Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science program utilizes actual engineering scenarios to challenge students and demonstrate the possibilities of a career in engineering..... read more
University Council moves to cut programs, add engineering
1.21.09
The University terminated several majors but came one step closer to implementing civil, electrical and mechanical engineering majors when the University Council Executive Committee approved proposals Tuesday.... read more
Unique milk cooler to boost Ugandan dairy farmers
1.13.09
[UGA engineering professor] William Kisaalita, has developed a unique system, using renewable energy, that allows the farmers to keep their milk cold. Then they can transport... read more
UGA Faculty awarded NSF funding to fuse art, engineering
12.19.08
Leonardo Da Vinci's two-wheeled hoist encapsulates the fusion of form and function. Presented in cutaway and exploded views from many directions, this master of perspective created... read more
University of Georgia signs licensing deal with European company for a building block of hundreds of industrial and household products
11.24.08
University of Georgia Research Foundation signs licensing agreement for production and sales of succinic acid, a biochemical developed by University of Georgia engineers.... read more
Postcards from Innerspace
11.24.08
An artist scans a nanoscientist's samples to create... read more
UGA engineering professor among winners of 2008 World Bank global development competition
10.3.08
Engineering professor William Kisaalita recognized by the World Bank for his sustainable development projects.... read more
Korean company features video of UGA robotics
9.24.08
Robotis features the work of undergraduate engineering student Alex Forraker and professor Chi Thai.... video
UGA faculty work to bridge gap between humanities, engineering
7.15.08
Engineering faculty from the University of Georgia were awarded a USDA Higher Education Challenge grant.... read more
TIES symposium highlights sutainable development strategies
5.19.08
UGA-Mexico Partnership hosts UGA symposium on the impact of biofuels in the agricultural sector.... read more video
Nano signals
4.07.08
UGA scientists, engineers help develop biosensors to detect breakdowns in food safety and public health..... read more
UGA Engineering's Kisaalita receives inaugural Scholarship of Engagement award .
2.14.08
The Vice President for Public Service and Outreach has awarded to Wialliam Kisaalita... read more
Musical movement
2.18.08
Collaboration between engineering, music faculty helps turn art of conducting into a science..... read more
Critical shortages and the need for innovation
2.04.08
Global climate change expert outlines stark reality of biofuels..... read more
University's Tunisia program receives international award
1.28.08
The award will be accepted by Takoi Hamrita, engineering professor and the partnership’s founding director, in New York at the United Nations building March 13..... read more
Schnoor, national expert, to discuss climate change
1.22.08
The great convergence of the desire for energy security with the need to mitigate global warming has spawned potential solutions in the area of biofuels that meet the needs of both..... read more
National Academy of Engineering president emeritus to lecture at UGA
9.05.07
Fifty years after Sputnik, the basic premises of engineering education are under critical review.... read more
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USAID partnership links UGA, Mexican universities
6.22.07
Partnership to focus on production of biofuels in the agricultural sector.... read more
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EcoNet reflects growth of UGA leadership in engineering, ecology
5.29.07
Researchers around the world benefit from new ecological modeling website developed by UGA engineering professor Caner Kazanci.... read more
New biofuel from trees developed at UGA: Still-unnamed fuel can be blended with biodiesel, petroleum diesel; Has potential to boost Georgia’s economy
5.18.07
A team of University of Georgia researchers has developed a new biofuel derived from wood chips..... read more...additional stories
Tunisia honors UGA engineering professor for work on Middle East partnership
5.04.07
The president of Tunisia has bestowed one of his country’s highest honors upon his fellow citizen and UGA engineering professor Takoi K. Hamrita.... read more
UGA researchers design tiny “natural motors” that could one day improve drug delivery
4.20.07
A team of physicists from the University of Georgia has demonstrated for the first time a new technique to create tiny “natural motors” that could lead to new methods of drug delivery, disease treatment and bioengineering.... read more
Seminar series explores role of engineering in society
3.16.07
Impact of engineering – whether on debates over public policy issues or the search for next-generation wonder drugs – growing with the increased complexity of society... read more
The Art of Science exhibit presents collaboration, scale in context
3.14.07
The exhibit, The Art of Science: Nanostructures Un-Structured, shows the work of Zhao and Pan with input from artist Michael Oliveri in a collaboration that demonstrates the interdisciplinary collaboration happening at UGA.... read more
UGA engineering professor selected as distinguished lecturer on green building, sustainability
2.08.07
ASHRAE selects UGA Faculty of Engineering member Tom Lawrence... read more UGA Engineer Tom Lawrence leads ASHRAE workshop in Dubai on green design and sustainable design practices.
Order of the Engineer Ceremony
12.20.06
The first-ever Order of the Engineer ceremony was held at UGA... read more
Waste not, want not
Columns, 11.13.06
UGA Researchers look for ways to turn waste products into fuels. read more
Student audit of engineering center could save energy costs
Columns, 09.11.06
UGA This semester, seven students armed with sensors, datat loggers and other devices will popke around Driftmier Engineering center searching for ways... read more
Lasting Impression:
Columns, 08.28.06
UGA Summer service-learning course in Tunisia brings history to life for students read more
International insight: Course incorporates global realities into curriculum
Columns, 04.24.06
UGA engineering professor William Kisaalita is making it possible for students to experience world issues firsthand and participate in finding solutions read more
UGA-Tunisia project brings virtual university to reality
Columns, 03.27.06
A delegation of Tunisian professors arrived at UGA last week to take part in the second phase of the UGA-Tunisia Educational partnership read more
University Researches Alternative Fuels
Athens Banner-Herald, 01.24.06
Byproducts from tree harvests could be put to new uses at UGA biorefinery read more
A Matter of Degrees
Columns, 01.17.06
Faculty of Engineering director discusses progress on one of the UGA's strategic intitiatives read more
Engineering Conference to Spotlight Students
Columns, 10.10.05
Details on the Second Annual UGA engineering conference read more
Emerging New Discipline
Columns, 02.28.05
Upcoming
conference at UGA will meld engineering, ecology read
more
Benefits
of Biomass Plentiful
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 02.15.05
Dale
Threadgill, Director of the Faculty of Engineering, pens Op-ed discussing
the global warming, rural economic development and energy security
benefits of biorefining read
more
Faculty
from Tunisia visit UGA
Columns, 03.29.04
Thirty
professors from Tunisia are spending three weeks at UGA, engaging
in training and discussions in higher education management and distance
learning read
more
Learning
Laboratory
Columns, 03.22.04
Ecolodge
in Costa Rica gives engineering students study-abroad experience,
opportunities for research read
more
Q
& A with NanoSEC Director Bill Dennis
Columns, 02.23.04
Faculty
of Engineering member and NanoSEC Director Bill Dennis talks about
exciting new work at the molecular scale read
more
UGA
Engineering Researchers awarded $1 million NSF grant
Columns, 09.02.03
Faculty
of Engineering researchers have been awarded a $1 million NSF grant
to develop nanoscale biosensors read
more
UGA
Physics professor David S. Landau discusses ethics instruction
Columns, 09.08.03
Faculty
of Engineering professor Landau Q & A about teaching and learning
about ethics in the liberal arts environment read
more
Engineering
Outreach Director Tom Adams discusses biofuels in Georgia
Columns, 03.31.03
UGA
Engineering Outreach and the Faculty of Engineering have been integrally
involved in advancing new fuel sources. read
more
Engineers
team up with businesses for new designs
Columns, 04.21.03
UGA
Engineering senior design students gain valuable experience and
provide companies with fresh ideas on a wide range of products and
problems.
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more
Engineering
Degree Proposals Advance
Columns, 02.06.03
The University of Georgia Council
approved six
new Engineering degrees.
Engineering Degree Proposals Advance.
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more
UGA
delegation begins project planning and Tunisian leaders
Columns,
01.27.03
Takoi
Hamrita, associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering,
and Ed Simpson, Distinguished Public Service Fellow in the Institute
of Higher Education, traveled to Tunisia over the year-end break
as part of the next stage in a grant awarded to Hamrita by the U.S.
Department of State this past fall.
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more
UGA
Bus Discovers Driftmier
Red
and Black, 01.09.03
Beginning
in January, 2003, the North/South Bus will pass Driftmier
Engineering Center on Ag Drive in both directions, bringing a new
level of access and service to Engineering at UGA.
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more
Professor
works to improve efficacy of cancer drugs
Columns, 10.28.02
Pharmaceutics professor works to improve efficacy
of cancer drugs and lower their toxicity in the body.
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more
University
receives governor's award for pollution prevention
Columns, 09.30.02
The University of Georgia was named a winner in the
2002 Governor's Pollution Preventions Awards. Engineering faculty,
alongside the Physical Plant and the Cooperative Extention Service,
were recognized in the presentation of the award.
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more
Shifting
Gears
Columns, 09.09.02
Faculty of Engineering welcomes largest first-year
class.
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more
The
Hondurus Connection
Columns, 09.03.02
Engineering faculty and the New Meadia Institute
collaborate in Hondurus.
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more
OVPR
Announces Grant Recipients
The
Office of the Vice-President for Research announced the winners
of Engineering grants funded through the University of Georgia Research
Foundation.
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