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Educating Young Women about Engineering

Have you ever wondered how a bridge is capable of supporting a lot of weight? Using candy and toothpicks, young females explored the strength of shapes and how they relate to the structure of bridges.
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PHOTO:  Photo: Student Designed Testing SystemDestination Imagination Team Brings Home the Gold

June 5, 2013

In its biggest competitive year ever, JMU Destination Imagination (JMU DI) took five teams to the 2013 Destination Imagination Global Finals competition in Knoxville, TN.

Photo: PHOTO: Engineering student working on the motorcycleJMU engineering students on team attempting record crossing of U.S.

May 29, 2013

Engineering students at James Madison University are getting some hands-on experience in support of an attempt to break the world record for crossing the United States with an electric vehicle.

Photo: Elise BarrellaUndergraduate Researchers Represent JMU at Pair of Conferences

Spring 2013

James Madison University sent 20 student researchers to a pair of undergraduate research conferences this month.

PHOTO: Student project offers guidance on controversial natural gas drillingStudent Project Offers Guidance on Controversial Natural Gas Drilling

Spring 2013

A tool to assist decision-makers in weighing the pros and cons of a controversial natural gas drilling process is being designed by a group of JMU engineering students.

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  • August 20-21
    Residence halls open for freshmen on assigned days.
  • August 23
    Opening Faculty Meeting.
    Freshman Assessment Day.
    Residence halls open for transfer and international students.
  • August 24
    Residence halls open for returning students.
  • August 26
    Classes begin.

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This is an exciting time for the Department of Engineering. We've grown in the three years since our formation with a few faculty and no students to a robust program with a growing faculty and hundreds of students. More >

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