Amr El Ragaby

Engineering students George Vereyken, Matthew Lemmon, Cameron McDonald, Nathan Barbarossa and Joshua Haddad display their award-winning design for the Gordie Howe International Bridge.Engineering students George Vereyken, Matthew Lemmon, Cameron McDonald, Nathan Barbarossa and Joshua Haddad display their award-winning design for the Gordie Howe International Bridge.

Student projects bridge gap between theory and practice

A competition Tuesday saw civil engineering students design and test model bridges.

 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

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

Mariam Hamadani, Khaled Alhakim, Felipe Paramo and Darius Ghib holding bridgeStudents display their model bridge, winner for most creative design: Mariam Hamadani, Khaled Alhakim, Felipe Paramo and Darius Ghib.

Competition bridges gap between theory and practice

Third-year civil engineering students learned a lot in a competition to design and build a model bridge—and watch it destroyed to test its strength.

University recognized for workplace wellness programs

Everyone wins with workplace wellness, says Rita LaCivita, executive director of human resources at the University of Windsor. Her department has launched a number of initiatives to support employees in achieving their health and wellness goals.

Now those efforts have won recognition from Go For Health Windsor-Essex and the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit. The University of Windsor will receive a Healthy Workplace Award from Working Toward Wellness at a breakfast reception, Wednesday, October 19, at the Ciociaro Club.