Engineering

NASA agreement yields lab equipment, research and internship opportunities for science and engineering programs

by Andrew Jenner

Thanks to an agreement Eastern Mennonite University signed this summer with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the university’s new engineering major added a feather to its cap before
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From the Hill to homeless shelters, this semester’s WCSC scholars gain work experience and grow in community

by Lauren Jefferson

From brushing shoulders with congressmen and lobbyists to working with homeless people and at-risk youth, students spending the fall semester at the Washington Community Scholars’ Center bring home a range
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Engineering ethics expert brings questions about communication, authority and civic responsibility to Flint crisis

by Randi B. Hagi

Yanna Lambrinidou wants to teach today’s engineers-in-training how to listen to their clients and extended communities. To that end, the professor in Virginia Tech’s Department of Science and Technology has
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Earthkeepers sustainability mini-grant competition rewards grassroots innovation on campus

by Lauren Jefferson

Not all sustainability initiatives come from the top down at Eastern Mennonite University. Earthkeepers’ annual mini-grant competition fosters grass-roots innovation and ingenuity among the entire campus community, says club president
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