News from the School of STEM

Category: Innovation

How a job promotion led to a capstone opportunity

After being promoted to an engineering role at her job, Charlotte Morrison (Mechanical Engineering ‘25) used an unexpected problem to create a capstone opportunity.

March 25, 2026

Mentorship inspires astrophysics research

After graduating with a degree in Physics, Liliana Flores looks forward to a career in astrophysics.

February 25, 2026

Workshops in France highlight women in science, Dean Jennifer McLoud-Mann featured

In 2015, Dean Jennifer McLoud-Mann made history as part of a team that discovered the 15th convex pentagon to tile a plane. Ten years later, the discovery continues to be celebrated, making its way to educational workshops in Gironde, France.

February 23, 2026

How cloud rendering research led to a dream job

Shortly after graduating, MSCSSE Alumnus Parker Ford, ‘25, got his dream job of being a software engineer. Here’s how he did it.

February 11, 2026

CSSE master’s student gains meaningful experience in app development

Ahead of his graduation in the spring, CSSE master’s student Kris Yu looks back at his journey to app development.

February 3, 2026

CBIT releases case study in NSF report, “Educating for Impact”

An NSF report features a case study from CBIT highlighting the workforce needs of immunotherapy employers and the two badge credentials we developed to better prepare students for real-world roles.

January 6, 2026

Celebrating ten years of the Mathematics Research Experience for Undergraduates program

Founded in 2015, the Mathematics Research Experience for Undergraduates program aims to increase the participation of underrepresented students in STEM and encourage them to go to graduate school. Ten years later, the program continues to welcome students from across the country.

December 4, 2025

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