The Centre Daily Times is reporting that Dr. Karen A. Thole, TX A ’91, will be recognized this week as part of the White House Champions of Change program.
Dr. Thole is department head of mechanical and nuclear engineering and a professor at Penn State University. She “will be recognized for her work to recruit and retain women” in the STEM disciplines. Read the announcement
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The Indian Gamma Chapter of Tau Beta Pi at the University of Notre Dame was charted on December 10, 1960.
The Today in ND History website highlighted this event with a description of the Bent monument located on the South Quad in front of Fitzpatrick.
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An article from the Houston Chronicle, details the development of wind power engineering degree programs at universities in Texas.
Texas Tech was the first university in the United States to offer a doctorate in wind science. Dr. Andrew Swift, TX Q ’68, established the program at TTU. Dr. Swift now works with the Texas Wind Energy Institute.
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