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Alumna names Engineering Student Design Center 5 minute read UC Davis donor and chairperson/CEO of Nova Signal, Diane Bryant. She is giving $6.5 million to the UCD College of Engineering for its new student design center, which will be named for her —making it one of the few UC Davis buildings named for a woman. Fred Greaves/UC Davis photo Support Local Journalism Representation and diversity are two words that Diane Bryant champions. With her gift to name the new Engineering Student Design Center at UC Davis, the alumna and information technology executive hopes to inspire women and other...

January 28, 2021 Announcing the 2021 Professorships The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has announced the most recent faculty members to receive a professorship. As the highest academic award a university can bestow on a faculty member, professorships are reserved for those who show continued contributions in their field. Professorships are established to support a particular faculty member or a field of research, both of which are critical to maintaining world-class quality education and research. Contributions are used to help faculty members pursue a specific field of stu...

Paper or Plastic? OU Chemical Engineers Work to Make Plastic Bags Recyclable and Compostable Newswise — NORMAN, OKLA. – Single-use plastic bags continue to pose a global environmental challenge, as their composition and form makes them difficult to recycle, and hundreds of years are required for them to degrade fully in the environment. While reusabable shopping bags offer an earth-friendly option, what if plastic bags could be recycled or placed in our composts? Researchers from the University of Oklahoma Gallogly College of Engineering School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engine...

that it is on the right track. merkel reaffirmed her confidence. we expect to hear from president obama about the drop in the jobless rate just minutes from now. the president is also going to be outlining a plan to upgrade buildings, make them more energy efficient. the administration says it will create tens of thousands of construction jobs. the president speaking about 11:10 eastern. we'll take you there live. senators trying to figure out a compromise today to extend the payroll tax cut in 2012. here's what happened. a senate blocked both democratic and republican plans last...

and good morning, everyone. it's friday, december 2nd. ali and carol are both off today. i'm christine romans along with alina cho on this "american morning." >> so glad you got the memo. >> i know. we're both feeling a lot like christmas this morning. up first, the countdown is on for herman cain. he's heading back home to atlanta this morning in the decision to whether continue his campaign could be in his wife's hands. cain says we will know by monday at the latest whether he's in or out of the race, and yesterday for the very first time, cain admitted that getting out is an opt...