Industrial Engineering Students Recognized by the Institute of Industrial Engineers
(March 31, 2003) Twelve students from the UH Cullen College of Engineering were recently recognized as the Best Student Chapter at the Region 5 Institute of Industrial Engineers Student Conference.

Collaborative Learning Method Drives ECE Redshirt Camp, Workshops
(March 25, 2003) Teaching to fellow students is the best way for students to learn subject matter for the most difficult sophomore electrical engineering classes, according to associate professor David Shattuck, who facilitates learning in a state-funded program (Redshirt Camps) that is helping students succeed where others have often failed.

Dunn Foundation to Give UH $500,000 for Biomedical Engineering Endowment
(March 19, 2003) In support of UH's new biomedical engineering program, the John S. Dunn Research Foundation has committed $500,000 to establish an endowed professorship. The grant that creates the first John S. Dunn Professorship in Biomedical Engineering will support an engineering faculty member who can broaden course offerings, spearhead new research, and increase working relationships with the Texas Medical Center.

UH Gets Boost From NSF To Fund Summer Undergraduate Research Projects
(March 13, 2003) The National Science Foundation has awarded more than $550,000 in grants to UH to support undergraduate research programs in two areas, electrical and computer engineering and materials chemistry.

UH Professor Emeritus to Be Honored by Environmental Engineering Academy
(March 10, 2003) UH environmental engineering professor emeritus James Symons has been invited to Washington, D.C., to receive the 2003 Edward J. Cleary Award from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers.