A device to prevent wingtip collisions born from a capstone design project wins a national Federal Aviation Administration competition and could make airport operations safer.

Two engineering students were among the winners of Beatrice S. Demers fellowships, which provide money to study abroad.

An international team including civil engineering Associate Professor Vinka Oyanedel-Craver is developing a better desalination process.

Senior capstone design projects connect students with industry partners, who challenge them to solve real-world problems.

A team of students placed first in the national Intelligent Car Competition, showing self-driven cars are far from fiction.

To find missing Malaysian Airline Flight 370, governments have deployed dozens of personnel with high-tech equipment to scour the Indian Ocean. But locating an airliner is not nearly as simple as the public believes, two engineering professors tell CNN.

A year after graduation, the Class of 2013 is putting big ideas to work around the globe. Ninety percent of them are employed full time or are attending graduate school.

As the world rushes to use nanoparticles in everything from disease treatment to oil spill clean up, the impacts on the environment and human health remain uncertain. Recognizing the importance of understanding these effects, the National Science Foundation recently awarded civil and environmental engineering Assistant Professor Vinka Oyanedel-Craver a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award.

There’s no better way to see our global reach than by looking at these maps that show our students hometowns, our alumni homes, internship locations and more.

Computer engineering Associate Professor Yan Sun wants to restore integrity to online product reviews that generate billions of dollars in sales.

To design next-generation ships, Navatek opened a new office in Rhode Island to tap the expertise at the College of Engineering and its recent graduates.

Engineering alumnus Ralph Perfetto discusses entrepreneurship through his experience as co-founder and executive at Optum’s Patient Insights Division. March 27 at 3:30 p.m. in Kirk Auditorium.

The Spanish IEP joins President Obama’s 100,000 Strong in the Americas initiative that will foster relations with Latin American countries.

When manufacturers need to reduce costs, they call Boothroyd Dewhurst. The Rhode Island firm founded by URI engineering professors and now run by URI alumni helps hundreds of companies stay competitive.

When ocean technology firm Navatek, Ltd. opens its East Coast regional office in fall 2013 in South Kingstown, one will easily spot University of Rhode Island engineering alumni. Half the staff graduated the University with engineering degrees.

Engineering alumnus Andrew Gaynor (‘98) designed one of the fastest, most agile, most expensive racing sailboats in the world. In 2013, the boat he helped engineer captured the America’s Cup trophy in one of the greatest comebacks ever.

We’re building nationally recognized leaders. Alumnus Francis Marinaccio (’10) was recently selected to participate in the elite American Public Works Association Emerging Leaders Academy.

The International Engineering Program expands to Italy, offering students a chance to study at the University of Calabria and intern for an esteemed Italian engineering firm.

Haibo He is wasting no time shaking up the field of computer intelligence. In September 2013, the electrical engineering professor was named the recipient of the 2014 Outstanding Early Career Award from the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, the field’s premier professional organization.

To understand the effects of underwater explosions and implosions on submarines, engineers are conducing experiments for the U.S. Navy.

Engineering alumna Dorothy Rasco (’81) helps lead a NASA team working to capture an asteroid, put humans on Mars and more.

Computer engineering Professor Qing Yang is a serial entrepreneur, leveraging his University research to start successful companies.

There are more than 15 million refugees in the world. Millions of them live in squalor with limited shelter. For two University of Rhode Island professors and their class, that’s unacceptable.