Feature Stories

Five fantastic final exam tips
The marathon of the winter semester is almost over—here are five study tips to help you reach the finish line at the end of April.

Need help registering for engineering?
Registering for your first-year engineering courses is easy—just follow the pre-made timetable patterns. 

Random acts of DiscoverE
It’s no secret that kids at play are engaging in a sophisticated form of learning. At DiscoverE summer camps, kids from Grade 1 - 11 are learning while they’re playing—they’re getting involved in a lot of hands-on activities, making discoveries about engineering and science through building projects, experiments, and letting their imaginations run free.

Celebrate National Engineering and Geosciences Month!
March is National Engineering and Geosciences Month and U of A engineering students, through the Engineering Students’ Society and the local Engineers Without Borders student group, celebrate it in a big way with events being held all month.

There will be Pi!
The Engineering Students Society puts the ‘fun’ in fundraiser with its annual Pi Throw event. Even though it runs until March 16, sometimes it seems like Pi goes on forever, with people getting creamed all over the place!

Choose your engineering path with first-year nights
For first-year engineering students, spring is a big deal. The end of a common first-year program is drawing to close and students are deciding which engineering discipline they’re going to study.

Water research a growing concern
At the University of Alberta Faculty of Engineering, approximately 30 professors and 300 researchers are conducting research related to our most precious resource—water. What’s at stake? Globally, 1.2 billion people do not have sufficient access to clean water; 900 million lack access to basic sanitation. While the world’s population tripled in the past century, water use increased seven-fold.

Grad students find their place in campus and community.
Edmonton— Kuan-Chih 'Rocky' Chen, Kristen Thomas and Jakub Zubik are finding challenging academic programs and a community they can call home as graduate students at the U of A Faculty of Engineering.