engineering

“The College That Built the City”: Higgins Center Groundbreaking

May 1, 2018

by TAYLOR BRETHAUER, Editor-in-Chief The Patricia and Cornelius J. Higgins Engineering and Science Center groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday, April 26 in the Leo Hall parking lot. Many honored guests and alumni were in attendance as [...]

Two National Science Foundation Grants Awarded to Manhattan College Faculty

September 10, 2014

The National Science Foundation has awarded Manhattan College faculty two grants to fund particle physics research and to launch an Engineering Scholars Training and Retention Center at the college. Rostislav Konoplich, Ph.D. and professor of [...]

Growing Pains: Engineering School Copes With Expansion

April 25, 2014

BY: LESLEY JOHN SENIOR WRITER As the School of Engineering faces record enrollment, the school is hiring more faculty and taking other initiatives to accommodate students in the Leo Engineering Building. “The students come first, and we always [...]

Lead Engineer on the World’s Tallest Building Shares Philosophy Behind Design

March 26, 2014

Keep it simple, stupid. That was the message Lawrence Novak, lead structural engineer on the Burj Khalifa, had for a captive audience of students and faculty March 12. Novak discussed his approach to engineering the tallest building in the world and [...]

Bronx and Beyond: Student Clubs Give Back This Spring Break

March 11, 2014

BY LESLEY JOHN SENIOR WRITER This spring break, Jaspers will be engaging in philanthropic activities in the local community and even in other countries. Engineers Without Borders, a co-curricular club established by a few engineering students [...]

Engineering Class Pilots the Flip Class

February 2, 2014

Many college students have experienced moments when they wish they could stay in their beds but still get credit for going to class, especially during the icy winter months. With the new concept of a flip class here at Manhattan, this may become a [...]

Intersession Pipe Burst Sparks Asbestos Removal In Leo

January 28, 2014

A pipe on the third floor of the Leo engineering building burst and flooded offices and classrooms on the ground level on Jan. 12. Leo 236, one of the building’s biggest rooms, will be closed to classes and meetings until at least Feb. 3 as [...]