School of Engineering

Morgan State, Johns Hopkins Launch S.T.E.M. Access Internship Program

May 2, 2014

Flanked by students and officials from Morgan State University, Johns Hopkins University and the United States Army, Morgan President David Wilson and Johns Hopkins President Ronald Daniels today signed a memorandum of understanding creating the Extreme Science Internship program, a joint effort that will place high-achieving science and engineering students from Morgan in research internships at Johns Hopkins and in similar …

Jaime Arribas Starkey-El Named National Innovation Fellow

April 18, 2014

Senior engineering and physics major Jaime Arribas Starkey-El was recently named among 110 students nationwide as a University Innovation Fellow (UIF) in the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter). Starkey-El traveled to Silicon Valley in March for the annual UIF meeting to network with peer fellows, faculty and industry leaders to learn and best practices in student innovation …

Deputy Transportation Secretary John Porcari Visits Morgan

July 22, 2013

Deputy U.S. Secretary of Transportation John Porcari was on the campus of Morgan State University today where he spoke to a group attending Morgan’s annual transportation institutes for high school students and secondary teachers. Deputy Secretary Porcari fielded questions about job opportunities for emerging engineers and specialists, and why the industry needs more young people for future growth. “In the …

Morgan State Alumnus Named WSU Tri-Cities Chancellor

June 14, 2013

*article from the Washington State University News Center H. Keith Moo-Young Tri-Cities community welcomes new chancellor Friday, June 7, 2013 By Matt Haugen, WSU News Video by Matt Haugen, WSU News RICHLAND, Wash. – Hundreds of Washington State University students, staff, faculty and community supporters gathered Thursday afternoon to welcome new WSU Tri-Cities chancellor H. Keith Moo-Young. Before accepting the …

Students and Colleagues Pay Tribute to Morgan’s Dean DeLoatch

June 4, 2013

The Morgan State University School of Engineering’s Dr. Eugene DeLoatch was honored recently by U.S. Black Engineer Magazine publisher Tyrone Taborn for his impact, not only on the education of young engineers of color but also because of his many years of outstanding service to engineering students. Many of Dr. DeLoatch’s former students returned for the tribute and spoke of …

Yacob Astatke Makes History as National Outstanding Engineering Educator

May 13, 2013

Morgan State Professor Yacob Astatke recently received the American Society for Engineering Education’s ‘National Outstanding Teaching Award.’ Dr. Astatke, who teaches electrical engineering in the Clarence M. Mitchell School of Engineering, was selected from a national pool of faculty and instructors teaching parallel engineering or engineering technology courses at two-year or four-year colleges. “This is really a great recognition for me, but especially …

Students Shine at National Biomedical and Behavioral Research Conference

January 14, 2013

By: Dr. Christine Hohmann Ms. Rachael Matthews, Chemistry senior, and Mr. Amon Dow, III, Civil Engineering senior and MBRS RISE student researcher, presented poster presentations at the 2012 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students held in San Jose, California on November 7-10, 2012. This national conference was attended by more that 3,400 people, including 2,100 students. More than 1,700 …

Opening Day Approaches for Morgan’s CBEIS Building

July 3, 2012

By: Violet Achimuagole Morgan State University Newsroom “Growing the future, leading the world.” Evidence is easy to come by that Morgan takes this tagline seriously. There is the University’s top ranking in production of Fulbright Scholars, for example, and the fact that Morgan is first in graduating African-American engineers. And then there’s the current “Exhibit A”: Morgan’s recently completed Center …