Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) graduate student Olugbenga Oluwatumilara “Tumi” Oredein Jr. has won Walmart’s “Get on the Shelf” contest for his SKRIBS Customizable Wristbands.

Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic was recognized by Virginia Clean Cities for its government vehicle (GOV) fleet’s carbon emission reductions, in a ceremony November 21st.

PhoneSat 2.4, NASA’s next generation smartphone cubesat has phoned home. The tiny spacecraft that uses an off-the-shelf smartphone for a brain has completed checkout and sent back data confirming all systems are “go” for the spry spacefarer.

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, reopened the Great Bridge Locks, on the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, for normal operations on November 23rd.

If the graduates of the University of Virginia’s (U.Va.) School of Engineering and Applied Science are to enjoy successful careers, they must be prepared to lead, work and live in multicultural settings.

Engineering professor throws light on a long-buried problem – America’s aging infrastructure system.

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has announced the election of its new officers, directors, and the presentation of awards to industry leaders.

Fire alarm systems training program will offer CEU credits, more courses, and more diverse learning options .

A new solar photovoltaic system on the roof of the Virginia Tech Research Center benefits graduate education by serving as a laboratory for engineering students.

High school youth to experience STEM, agri-science, robotics and healthy living programs.

Young salmon scatter in all directions as they first enter the ocean, which is contrary to previous assumptions that most salmon head north immediately.

Tree cover causes snow to melt more quickly in the forest than in open fields, in warm, Mediterranean-type climates around the world.

The University of Virginia has established a new Center for Automata Computing, with seed funding from the technology’s inventor, Micron Technology.

The data will be used by NOAA to enable accurate, consistent, and authoritative measurement of the national shoreline following Hurricane Sandy’s landfall.

cdpACCESS™ maintains the high level of integrity for which ICC’s code development process is known, and is expected to increase participation.

The Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has announced the launch of two new certification programs, one for variable frequency drives (VFDs) and the other for datacom cooling (DCOM) equipment.

The American Society of Concrete Contractors alerts it’s members to two calendar items.

KLMK Group, Inc., a leading provider of facility consulting, project advisory and facility activation solutions to the healthcare industry, has recently announced its merger with CBRE Group, Inc.

Earlier this month, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved two AHRI standards making them each an American National Standard.

The American Society of Concrete Contractors will hold its 22nd Concrete Executive Leadership Forum July 17-20 in Santa Fe, NM.

Personalized knowledge of one’s genetic profile has been facilitated by the advent of next-generation sequencing.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced scheduling for the first meeting of the Commercial and Industrial Pumps Working Group of the Appliance Standards and Rulemakings Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC).

By combining their individual strengths, WQA and ASPE wish to advance the professions of water treatment and plumbing engineering.

The inventory lists more than 1,600 consumer products that claim to contain nanotechnology or have been found to contain nanomaterials.