Articles by Michael Abernethy
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At the deep end, underwater vehicles build first-year engineering skills
December 17, 2021
Students in EGR 1210: Grand Challenges in Engineering 1, built remotely operated vehicles and tested them in Beck Pool during finals.
With support from $300,000 grant, Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Freedom Scholars to welcome area high school students in summer 2022
December 16, 2021
The year-long program will foster civic engagement, reflect on ideals of democracy and freedom, and increase college access for Alamance County high school seniors. It is funded by a $300,000 grant from the Teagle Foundation.
Love, leadership and activism lifted in ‘Stories of Alamance County’
December 7, 2021
The Power and Place Collaborative's second collection of digital stories documenting the lives of Alamance County's Black community premiered Dec. 4 and are available at its website and through the African American Cultural Arts and History Center.
Around the world, around a table: Polyglot Lunch is a living language lab
December 1, 2021
The Polyglot Lunch is held each Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Lakeside Dining Hall, free for faculty, students and staff interested in improving language skills.
Power & Place Collaborative’s ‘Stories of Alamance County’ event will celebrate community
November 29, 2021
The Power and Place Collaborative is a partnership between Â鶹ÊÓƵ, Burlington's Mayco Bigelow Center, and the African American Cultural Arts and History Center. Students interviewed community members and edited their oral histories into short videos.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ College Fellows poster session marks milestones in student research
November 18, 2021
The annual event gives junior-year Â鶹ÊÓƵ College Fellows the opportunity to present their proposed research and model the process of sophomore Fellows.
REDCap research software now available at Â鶹ÊÓƵ
November 2, 2021
REDCap is used by more than 5,500 research institutions for all-in-one data collection and security, project management and collaboration.
Sirena Hargrove-Leak named Engineering Unleashed Fellow
October 26, 2021
Hargrove-Leak's presentations about engineering education were recognized by peers at national institutions and the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network.
National Institutes of Health grant to support Higgins’ first-year college health study
September 21, 2021
The $388K grant will expand student research opportunities in exercise science, statistics programs.
Ahead of the curve: Neuroscience, cybersecurity research strengthens first-year experience
September 20, 2021
Working with Assistant Dean and Professor Amy Overman, Alejandro Mejia ’24 and Paige Goldberg ’24 embarked on National Science Foundation grant-funded research into computer-use analysis just weeks after enrolling at Â鶹ÊÓƵ.