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Roger Williams University

2019

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

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Prepared To Design Future Technologies: Students Study How To Build Computer Systems To Think For Themselves, Courtney Dell'agnese Apr 2019

Prepared To Design Future Technologies: Students Study How To Build Computer Systems To Think For Themselves, Courtney Dell'agnese

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Have you ever wondered how your cell phone unlocks just by using your face? How is it able to detect the difference between your face and someone else’s? This feature, now prominent in most cell phones, is just one type of machine learning that RWU students are learning how to build. In a computer science course, students went behind the screen to learn how facial recognition computer systems are constructed and how this type of technology can be applied to future devices.


Rwu Hosts 250 Fourth-Graders For Lesson On Wind Energy, Edward Fitzpatrick, Courtney Dell'agnese Apr 2019

Rwu Hosts 250 Fourth-Graders For Lesson On Wind Energy, Edward Fitzpatrick, Courtney Dell'agnese

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Nearly 250 fourth-graders from the Bristol-Warren Regional School District built wind turbines as part of the KidWind project and came to Roger Williams University on Friday to test their pint-sized turbines in wind tunnels.


How To Build A Wind Turbine: Introducing Fourth Graders To Engineering In Kidwind Project, Courtney Dell'agnese Mar 2019

How To Build A Wind Turbine: Introducing Fourth Graders To Engineering In Kidwind Project, Courtney Dell'agnese

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With colored construction paper, Styrofoam cups, coffee filters, cereal boxes, empty toilet paper rolls, and straws splayed across the desks, Mrs. McCanna’s fourth grade classroom filled with excited chatter as her students constructed small-scale wind turbines from recycled materials with the help and guidance from some of RWU’s engineering and education majors.


Rwu Construction Management Students Place Second In National Competition, Hannah Kaplan Feb 2019

Rwu Construction Management Students Place Second In National Competition, Hannah Kaplan

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Construction management students from Roger Williams University earned a second-place finish in a national competition in Nevada this month.


Leaving Their Mark: Internship Provides Students Work Experience On Seccm Labs Project, Courtney Dell'agnese Jan 2019

Leaving Their Mark: Internship Provides Students Work Experience On Seccm Labs Project, Courtney Dell'agnese

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As the grinding clash of massive steel beams coming together pierces the walls of the construction trailer, sophomore Julia Pateman examines shop drawings and material data submitted from subcontractors while senior Chris Bartorelli marks up floor plans with last-minute changes. While most students and staff aren’t allowed in the construction area, these two construction management majors were working with Shawmut Design and Construction on the SECCM Labsconstruction project during the fall semester.