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Electric vehicles spark highway safety discussions

Electric vehicles (EVs) are sparking safety concerns when it comes to U.S. highway infrastructure. The Midwest Roadside Safety Facility (MwRSF) is working to keep vehicles and passengers out of harm’s way with research sponsored by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.  READ MORE

Cyber Tatanka 2024 focused on cybercrimes and cyber-attacks

The college’s Kiewit Hall hosted a two-week training exercise in June for hundreds of cybersecurity personnel during Cyber Tatanka 2024, an annual meeting where military and civilian employees plan against cybercrimes and defend technology infrastructure from cyberattacks. READ MORE

Restaurants have gotten noisier. Why?

A Washington Post article identifying the need for the Acoustical Society of America to create a standard system for restaurant noise featured the expertise of Lily Wang, Charles W. and Margre H. Durham Distinguished Professor and director of the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction.  READ MORE

NSF CAREER Award enables research on soft robotics

Eric Markvicka, Robert F. and Myrna L. Krohn Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, received a five-year, $690,000 grant from the NSF (Faculty Early Career Development Program) to continue his research on manufacturing soft robotics and stretchable electronics. READ MORE

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