News


Tue, 06/02/2009

Musician Finds New Career in Engineering

Mon, 05/25/2009

Graduation Banquet Celebrates Hard Work, Dedication

The EECS Graduation Banquet was held on May 16. Faculty honored a number of outstanding seniors. On behalf of the graduating class, Kappa Nu president Matthew Cook presented EECS Assistant Professor Andy Gill with the Harry Talley Excellence in Teaching Award. ...

Tue, 05/12/2009

KU receives national honor for work to fight cyber warfare

Tue, 05/05/2009

Upsilon Pi Epsilon Elections May 8th

Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE), the National Honor Society for the Computing Sciences, will hold its election on Friday, May 8, in the EECS dept conference room at 1:00pm. UPE members will elect a president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer for 2009. All current UPE members are invited to participate...

Fri, 04/24/2009

Students Over the Moon About NASA Experience

In early April, the KU Microgravity team completed a successful flight week at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA selected the Jayawks, which included EECS seniors Bowe Neuenschwander (CoE) and Jackie Paschang (EE), to conduct experiments in reduced gravity on the modified docking mechanism they developed for the...

Mon, 04/20/2009

Former Self Fellow Excels in Academia

Cory C. Beard *...

Tue, 04/14/2009

A 'Walking History of the Department' Retires

Norm Lawrence hung up his tool belt in February after more than 30 years at KU. Initially hired as an electrician, Norm assisted with numerous EE power courses. He notes the Department did not have a single computer, and he had a full head of jet black hair when he...

Tue, 04/14/2009

EECS Pair Wins Big in Vegas

Wed, 03/11/2009

Advising for Fall 2009

Students must be advised before they will be able to enroll in classes for next Fall! ...

Mon, 03/09/2009

Frost Begins Assignment at National Science Foundation

Wed, 03/04/2009

CReSIS Plans Trip with Improved Radar

Students and professors at the Center for the Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets, or CReSIS, plan to measure the thickness of glacial ice sheets in Greenland this month with improved radar equipment. ...

Thu, 05/01/2008

New Graduate Courses Available for Fall 2008

The EECS Department will be offering two new graduate courses beginning the Fall 2008, Advanced Database Systems and Computer Vision, both of which are detailed below. ...

Mon, 04/21/2008

Professors Aim to Improve Productivity and Cost Efficiency of Highway Construction

Article produced by University Relations. ...

Mon, 04/07/2008

Sasha Kaun recognized for academic achievement.

Going into the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, KU basketball player and Computer Science major Sasha Kaun has been recognized resently in a Kansas City Star article not only for his talent on the basketball court, but also for his academic achievement in the classroom. The Kansas City Start article can...

Mon, 08/27/2007

Garmin Scholarship

The Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department is pleased to announce that applications for the Garmin scholarships are now being accepted. A Garmin scholar will receive $5000 per year for up to four years of undergraduate study provided he or she continues to make satisfactory progress toward an electrical engineering...

Thu, 04/19/2007

Attention 2007 Graduates!

The EECS Graduation Banquet is Thursday, May 10th at 6:30 in the Kansas Union Big XII Room. Please RSVP by Monday, April 30th to Allison Carfagna-Bonga (acbonga@ku.edu) or 785-864-4620. ...

Wed, 01/31/2007

CRESIS Searching for New Faculty

The Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) at the University of Kansas invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level beginning August 2007. ...

Thu, 12/14/2006

EECS Team Takes First Place in Corporate Software Competition

A team of University of Kansas computer science and computer engineering students won a multi-university design competition led by a major Kansas City-based healthcare software development firm. ...

Wed, 11/22/2006

KU engineering students develop software for Cerner Corp.

Contact: Jill Hummels, School of Engineering, (785) 864-2934. ...

Wed, 11/15/2006

EECS Students Win CanSat Competition

A panel of NASA judges awarded University of Kansas students first place at the national CanSat competition in Manassas, Va. The summer launch completed a semester-long project in which EECS and aerospace students designed and built soda-can sized satellites, CanSats. ...

Tue, 11/07/2006

Online Applications now Being Accepted for SURE!

The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) supports undergraduate research with KU's EECS Department. If you are interested in participating in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering research at a nationally recognized research institution, you may now begin your application online. ...

Mon, 10/16/2006

New Topic Courses Available for Spring Semester!

EECS 690 - Implementation of Digital Communication Systems Digital communications systems are widely used in today's world. Therefore, the twin objectives of the course are a) to understand the theory behind digital communications systems, and b) to understand how to build and implement these systems in discrete-time. To achieve this,...

Fri, 08/11/2006

New student seminars to be held.

EECS will hold two seminars for new students Wednesday August 23rd and 30th. Meet with faculty and fellow students to get useful information to help you on your way to graduation. ...

Mon, 06/26/2006

EECS Facility Upgrades

The EECS network and computer facilities are being upgraded this Summer. These changes will significantly improve the department's computing infrastructure. If you would like to stay informed about the changes then visit our facility notice page for the details. ...

Thu, 06/01/2006

EECS Students, Faculty Honored during Engineering Recognition Ceremony

Three EECS students, Fabrice Baijot-CoE, Shannon Skoglund-CS, and TszPing "Charley" Chan-EE were honored as outstanding graduating senior in their respective discipline during The University of Kansas School of Engineering Recognition Ceremony held at the Lied Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, May 21, 2006. Among all outstanding graduating seniors...

Thu, 05/18/2006

2006 EECS Graduation Banquet and Awards Ceremony

The annual EECS Graduation and Awards Ceremony was held on Friday May 5th. It was with great pleasure that we were able to present the following awards:...

Thu, 05/11/2006

UPE initiates new members!

Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the computer science honors society, held its initiation for new members on May 10th. Congratulations new members:...

Mon, 03/13/2006

EECS 128 Class Notice

Snow Hall will be closed all day Tuesday due to storm damage. The EECS 128 class will meet in the Lab instead of the normal Snow Hall classrom. ...

Mon, 02/27/2006

2006 Newsletter is Available!

The 2006 edition of the EECS letter is now available for download. The news letter features department news, student highlights and alumni news. ...

Fri, 12/02/2005

EECS Awarded NSF Science and Technology Center

The National Science Foundation announced April 11 it will establish a prestigious multimillion-dollar research center at the University of Kansas. The new NSF Science and Technology Center will research polar ice and its potential effect on global climate change. This is the second time since 2003 that the NSF has...

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