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Capstone Team (SK Smith, Jake Wallace, AJ Saks, and William Shore) design and builds rope climbing device for a New York customer

12 May 2025 –  https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7327731803283202048/  

Allison Thackery, NSF Researcher, presents her work at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Pittsburgh.

7 May 2025 – https://www.wcu.edu/stories/posts/News/2025/05/wcu-students-present-at-national-conference-on-undergraduate-research.aspx     

John Davis, NSF Researcher on our team wins SOCON Scholarship for graduate school in Biomedical Engineering

30 April 2025 –  https://catamountsports.com/news/2025/4/26/cross-country-wcus-kirsten-hahn-john-davis-receive-socon-scholarships.aspx 

WCU engineering program partners with healthcare provider for sinus device patent

1 April 2025 – https://www.wcu.edu/stories/posts/News/2025/03/wcu-engineering-program-partners-with-healthcare-provider-for-sinus-device-patent.aspx 

 

The Southern Conference - Twitter Post (2 min)

10 May 2024 – https://x.com/SoConSports/status/1788933213638795349

The Southern Conference - Full length version

10 May 2024 – https://soconsports.com/watch/default.aspx?Archive=1645&path=conf

Engineering and athletics team up with Penn State on head impact research at WCU

January 3-9, 2024: Printed in SmokyMountain News, Sylva, North Carolina, USA – https://smokymountainnews.com/news/item/37056-engineering-and-athletics-team-up-with-penn-state-on-head-impact-research-at-wcu

High-tech mouthguard: WCU, Penn State collaborate on concussion study for sports safety

20 December 2023 – https://wlos.com/news/local/high-tech-mouthguard-wcu-penn-state-collaborate-on-concussion-study-for-sports-safety#

Engineering and Athletics team up with Penn State on head impact research

18 December 2023 – https://www.wcu.edu/stories/posts/News/2023/12/engineering-and-athletics-team-up-with-penn-state-on-head-impact-research.aspx 

Veterans Day lunch highlights the importance of camaraderie for WCU's veterans

17 November 2023 –  https://thewesterncarolinajournalist.com/2023/11/17/veterans-day-lunch-highlights-the-importance-of-camraderie-for-wcus-veterans/  

Engineering Honor Society Tau Beta Pi Installed at WCU

30 March 2023 – https://www.wcu.edu/stories/posts/News/2023/03/engineering-honor-society-tau-beta-pi-chapter-installed-at-wcu.aspx 

Engineering Honor Society Tau Beta Pi Installed at WCU

30 March 2023 – https://www.wcu.edu/stories/posts/News/2023/03/engineering-honor-society-tau-beta-pi-chapter-installed-at-wcu.aspx 

New Chapter of Engineering Honor Society Tau Beta Pi Approved for Installation at WCU

13 October 2022 – https://www.wcu.edu/stories/posts/News/2022/10/new-chapter-of-engineering-honor-society-tau-beta-pi-approved-for-installation-at-wcu.aspx 

Government Action Creates a Ripple Effect on Supply Chain

20 April 2022 – https://www.asme.org/topics-resources/content/government-action-creates-a-ripple-effect-on-supply-chain 

WCU Professor chosen as scholar for U.S. FDA

9 March 2022 – https://www.thesylvaherald.com/news/health_news/article_670c98e4-9fe5-11ec-aad1-8b8bd40efc44.html 

Engineering professor names as resident scholar for NSF funded research for FDA

2 March 2023 – https://www.wcu.edu/stories/posts/News/2022/03/engineering-professor-named-as-resident-scholar-for-nsf-funded-research-with-fda.aspx 

Western Carolina University - Engineering students collaborate to design and build a solar tracking array

4 February 2022 – https://www.wcu.edu/stories/posts/News/2022/02/engineering-students-collaborate-to-design-and-build-a-solar-tracking-array.aspx 

Tanaka presents Biomedical Research in Harrisonburg Virginia

27 February 2016