Feature Stories Archive

2011

14 Not Forgotten
Edmonton—On Dec. 6, 1989 14 women—12 engineering students, one nursing student and one employee at École Polytechnique de Montreal—were singled out because of their gender and slain by a gunman...

Engineering announces six new research chairs
Edmonton—As major research announcements go, it’s hard to top this: the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Engineering announced six new National Science and Engineering Research Council industrial research chairs, bringing the total held by the faculty to 16...

Hair today, gone tomorrow at Engineering Head Shave
When the Engineering Students’ Society annual Engineering Head Shave helps raise money for cancer patients at the Cross Cancer Institute, students from across the U of A campus respond in a way that sets a high standard for community involvement...

Putting environmental impact on ICE
The Faculty of Engineering’s new Innovation Centre for Engineering (ICE) will demonstrate best practices in energy conservation and efficiency...

Engineering Expo 2011 Showcase
Edmonton—Thousands of visitors converged on the U of A Faculty of Engineering Sept. 24 to take part in the second annual Engineering Expo...

Students Tips
We want to extend a warm welcome to all of our new and returning students—September is such an exciting, energetic time of year, when we renew old friendships, make new ones, enrich our lives through education and take important steps towards an exciting and rewarding career in engineering...

DiscoverE Summer Camps
These engaging activity-based camps run for one week periods during July and August. Built around hands-on activities, DiscoverE programs keep campers excited about exploring new ideas with fun and fascinating demonstrations, engaging projects, and provide insight into real-world applications of engineering, science and technology...

Convocation Class 2011
On June 7, 2011, students from the largest engineering class to graduate from the University of Alberta will cross the stage at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, closing one chapter of their lives and beginning another...

PhD student’s biomedical engineering research aimed at helping heart patients
Edmonton—Kelvin Chow has always been interested in helping people. While attending high school, most of his friends talked about going into medicine but Chow was leaning towards engineering. He discovered a way to combine his passion for math and physics with his desire to help heal the sick, by studying engineering physics...

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 the students need to decide which engineering discipline they’re going to study...

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 18, sometimes it seems like Pi goes on forever, with people getting creamed all over the place...

GNCTR 2011 Competition
Edmonton—University of Alberta Engineering students are defending their national championship and hosting what is considered the heavyweight championship of toboggan races this month...