Award winning educator and environmental engineer James Jensen has been appointed chair of the Department of Engineering Education. Jensen succeeds Carl Lund, who has served as chair since the department was formed in 2018.

A focus on hydrogen-related clean energy technologies brought together industry leaders, researchers, funding agencies and educators for a daylong workshop Dec. 9 on the North Campus.

An article in Buffalo Business First on enrollment growth of master’s programs at local colleges quoted Kemper Lewis, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, about new programs and niche degree offerings such as Robotics in SEAS.

Buffalo Business First reports that some companies in the greater Buffalo area are struggling to hire engineers. The article quotes Kemper Lewis, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, who noted there are 7,400 engineering students enrolled at UB and that the school has intern programs with all major local engineering firms.

WGRZ reports on UB’s plans for a new $102 million building on North Campus to accommodate the growth of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.