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ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ alumnus and Trustee Dr. William N.P. Herbert ’68 and wife Marsha Herbert, of Charlottesville, Virginia, are among the donors making major gifts to the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ LEADS Campaign to support the university’s planned Innovation Quad.

Overcoming obstacles to her own education, Associate Professor of Engineering Sirena Hargrove-Leak is focused on helping students rise to meet their potential as the director of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's four-year engineering program.

This is part of a series of articles featuring responses by ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ faculty members to questions about the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) submitted by Alamance County community members.

A native of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Barthelmes is a member of the women's track and field team and has posted a 3.65 grade-point-average as an engineering major with a minor in computer science and mathematics. Borucki, from Marlton, New Jersey, is a catcher on the baseball team who is double majoring in physics and computer science, with a 3.47 GPA.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's STEM faculty are soliciting questions from the university community and area residents, with responses to be published in The Burlington Times-News and Today at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ.

Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics is a national organization for students and professionals in STEM fields.

Honors Fellow, engineering major and athlete Madison George '23 set out to design and prototype the first women's pole-vaulting shoe. The support of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ faculty, staff, teammates and an alumnus has her thinking bigger.

Assistant Professor of Engineering Richard Blackmon and ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ undergraduates are working to create laser imaging technology and cancer treatment in partnership with researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's four-year engineering degree program is included in ABET's 2020-21 accreditation evaluation cycle. ABET accreditation signifies a program meets global quality standards for education in engineering, applied and natural science, computing and engineering technology. The process should be completed in summer 2021.

This new academic quad that is included in the Boldly ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ strategic plan will seamlessly blend science and technology studies with the arts and humanities.