Graduate Students

 The recently graduated team of (from left to right) Rama Nabhan; Mohnad Nabhan; Firas Abdelkhaleq; and Jihad Zaher, project achieved 15th place internationally, and third place locally, in the American Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute annual intern The recently graduated team of (from left to right) Rama Nabhan; Mohnad Nabhan; Firas Abdelkhaleq; and Jihad Zaher, project achieved 15th place internationally, and third place locally, in the American Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute annual international competition.

Civil engineering capstone project earns top marks at international contest

A team of civil engineering students’ graduation project on beam design ranked them among the top entrants at an international design competition

Campus Bookstore cashier Dannielle Quenneville buys back a textbook from nursing student Elizabeth Dillon.Campus Bookstore cashier Dannielle Quenneville buys back a textbook from nursing student Elizabeth Dillon.

Textbook buyback a money-saving proposition

Students who wish to sell their used books can now use the textbook buyback service at the Campus Bookstore, located at the refund counter on the lower level of the CAW Student Centre, from Monday August 17 to Friday August 21, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Bookstore will resume the service from Wednesday, September 9 to Tuesday, September 22, Mondays to Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Leddy Library’s hours of operation for the Fall term are now online. Leddy Library’s hours of operation for the Fall term are now online.

Leddy library announces Fall hours

Leddy Library has announced its hours of operation for the Fall term, including exams hours and holiday breaks.

Starting September 8, to Monday November 30, library hours will be:

  • Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.
  • Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 2 a.m.
  • Friday 8 a.m. to  midnight
  • Saturday 10 a.m. to midnight

Regular hours will be in effect for Study Week, October 10 to 18, and the library will be closed on October 12 for Thanksgiving.

Exams hours, effective Tuesday December 1 to Saturday, December 5 are:

During the fourth annual popsicle stick bridge building contest, third year Civil engineering student Laura Daniel made sure her team’s structure is placed correctly in a specially-built machine that measures the force applied as the structures are crusheDuring the fourth annual popsicle stick bridge building contest, third year Civil engineering student Laura Daniel made sure her team’s structure is placed correctly in a specially-built machine that measures the force applied as the structures are crushed.

Bridge-building competition provides students with real-world experience

Third-year civil engineering students built bridges out of popsicle sticks and glue that were strong enough to stand up to extreme load testing at the fourth annual popsicle stick bridge building contest on Tuesday

Traffic data to predict border delays: remote sensors counting trucks and cars crossing the Ambassador Bridge will be used to develop models to warn drivers of delays an hour or more in advance.Traffic data to predict border delays: remote sensors counting trucks and cars crossing the Ambassador Bridge will be used to develop models to warn drivers of delays an hour or more in advance.

Cross-Border Institute traffic data will predict border delays

Cross-Border Institute researchers say traffic data collected by remote sensors at the Canada-US border at the Ambassador Bridge will help to predict border delays.