School of Engineering and Applied Science

SEAS tenured faculty vote no confidence in Peña-Mora, prof says

About 90% of the tenured faculty in the School of Engineering and Applied Science recently voted no confidence in Dean Feniosky Peña-Mora, according to a SEAS professor

By Casey Tolan | May 18 07:57 pm ET

Xerox CEO tells SEAS graduates to 'do some good for the world'

Ursula Burns spoke to undergraduate and graduate students at the School of Engineering and Applied Science's class day ceremony.

By Yasmin Gagne | May 14 11:37 pm ET

SEAS faculty and dean remain at odds, but Coatsworth says relationship is improving

Administrators are working to resolve the tension that erupted between engineering faculty and Dean Feniosky Peña-Mora, but one professor said that “no matter what the structure, the dean is not good for this school.”

By Margaret Mattes | Apr 27 07:29 am ET

SEAS forms partnership with Turkish university

SEAS and Bogazici University in Istanbul established an undergraduate exchange program. Students will begin studying abroad in fall of 2012.

By Shayna Orens | Apr 26 06:31 am ET

SEAS likely to change computer science requirement

The required computer science class will be focused more on the increasingly popular Python programming language, moving away from Java.

By Jordan Freisleben | Apr 17 04:09 am ET

Students say new Gateway class could still be improved

The semester-long course, which is a requirement for all SEAS first-years, was revamped last year, but some students think that it still leaves something to be desired.

By Jordan Freisleben | Mar 26 04:17 am ET

Renovations planned for Carleton Lounge

Students and administrators hope to renovate the popular SEAS hangout with new furniture and amenities.

By Andrea Shang | Mar 23 04:43 am ET

Xerox CEO to speak at SEAS Class Day

Ursula Burns, SEAS '82, started as a summer intern at Xerox before rising through the ranks to become the first African-American woman to run a Fortune 500 company.

By Jeremy Budd and Ben Gittelson | Feb 19 09:59 pm ET

Engineers map city energy consumption

A team at the School of Engineering and Applied Science measured the amount of energy that buildings consume on every block in New York City.

By Jeremy Budd | Feb 8 05:39 am ET

Lab, Brazilian mine team up for ‘green’ research

The mining company—the Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração—has partnered with a SEAS lab, and is funding the partnership with a $150,000 grant.

By Jeremy Budd | Jan 25 02:11 am ET

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