Highlights & Press Releases
September 21, 2009
HU Architecture to Host Disney Imagineering
The Hampton University Department of Architecture will host representatives from Walt Disney Imagineering team on Monday, Sept. 28. They will present the 2010 Walt Disney ImagiNations design competition to students from all different majors at two presentations held in Bemis Laboratories at 1p.m. and 3p.m.
September 18, 2009
HU Architecture Program Remains Accredited
The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Inc., recently reaffirmed the accreditation of the Hampton University Master of Architecture program for a six-year term. "We have a program that is able to produce high caliber architects," said Robert Easter, chair of the Department of Architecture and alum of the program. "The reaccreditation shows that our program is stable."
March 10 , 2009
HU to Host Adventures in Engineering for Local Youth
The Society of Women Engineers, Hampton University Student Section along with the Region E Members at Large section will host the Adventures in Engineering program on April 25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hampton University School of Engineering and Technology, Olin Engineering Building.
February 27 , 2009
HU to Host The 31st Annual Conference on the Black Family
The conference will be held March 18-20, 2009.
February 27 , 2009
HU to Host American Institute of Chemical Engineers Mid Atlantic Regional Conference
The Hampton University Student Chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) would like to cordially invite you to the annual Mid Atlantic Regional Conference to be held at our “Home by the Sea”. The conference is scheduled to take place from April 17-19, 2009.
September 29 , 2008
HU to Host Walt Disney Imagineering Team
Walt Disney Imagineering Principal Facility Designer Dexter Tanksley, a 1993 Hampton University alumnus (Architecture), will present the 2009 Walt Disney ImagiNations design competition to HU in the Student Center Theater Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 1:30 p.m., along with members of the Walt Disney Imagineering team.
March 13, 2008
HU to Host 6th Annual Adventures in Engineering for Local Youth
Hampton University will host this year's Adventures in Engineering conference on Saturday, March 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the HU Olin Engineering Building. The event is free and open to elementary and middle school students as well as their families. Adventures in Engineering is a program designed to expose young students to the opportunities and possibilities available in the field of engineering. The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) HU student section and the SWE Region E Members at Large section are hosting this year’s conference.
December 5, 2007
HU Awarded Hewlett Packard Technology for Teaching Grant
Hampton University was recently awarded the Technology for Teaching grant from Hewlett Packard (HP). The grant provided HU with tablet PCs to be used in engineering and computer science courses.
July 31, 2007
Students at HU Take A LEAD In Resolving Traffic Issues
Dept. of Energy sponsors LEAD program
Minority rising high school seniors from around the nation are engaged in the LEAD (Leadership Education and Development): The Business of Engineering program at Hampton University this week. The one-week program is an entertaining and interactive opportunity to learn more about the worlds of engineering and business.
March 23, 2007
HU Hosts Adventures in Engineering for School Children
Hampton University will host this year's "Adventures in Engineering" conference on Saturday, April 14 from 9 - 3 p.m. in the McGrew Towers Conference Center. This is the fifth year for the event and it is free and open to students in grades 5-8 and their families.
March 22, 2007
HU Hosts Navy and Engineering Group to Announce Scholarships
In an effort to continue to diversify the engineering field, an announcement of scholarships for engineering students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MIs) was made at Hampton University Wednesday, March 28 at 9:30 a.m. in the Student Center Cyber Lounge.
November 30, 2006
HU Expected to Fly High at National Competition
In an effort to continue to diversify the engineering field, an announcement of scholarships for engineering students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (HBCU/MIs) was made at Hampton University Wednesday, March 28 at 9:30 a.m. in the Student Center Cyber Lounge.
October 3, 2006
HU Honors Two Faculty with Teaching Award
Dr. William Harvey awarded Dr. Jale Akyurtlu, professor of chemical engineering, and Dr. Charles Bump, associate professor of chemistry, with the Edward L. Hamm, Sr. Distinguished Teaching Award during the 64th Annual Opening Convocation held in Ogden Hall on Oct. 1.
June 12, 2006
HU Awarded $58.9 Million Software Grant from UGS for Architecture and Engineering Programs
UGS, a leading global provider of product-lifestyle-management software and services, has awarded Hampton University an in-kind software grant with a commercial value of nearly $60 million to enhance engineering and architecture programs in the HU School of Engineering and Technology. This software, used by technologists and engineers at leading global companies worldwide, will allow students to experience firsthand the current PLM industry standards for managing the entire lifecycle of a product from concept, through production, delivery, maintenance and retirement.
March 30, 2006
HU Hosts 4th Annual "Adventures in Engineering" for Local Schoolchildren
Hampton University will host the fourth annual “Adventures in Engineering” conference Saturday, April 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is open to elementary and middle school students and their families and is designed to expose them to the opportunities and possibilities in the field of engineering.
March 15, 2006
Department of Energy Awards HU More Than $400K for Energy Research
Thanks to two separate grants from the U.S. Department of Energy, Hampton University's School of Engineering and Technology was recently awarded more than $400,000 for research in energy-related engineering.
March 13, 2006
NSF Grant to Introduce Nanotechnology to HU
Thanks to a $200,000, two-year grant from the National Science Foundation, HU will soon introduce nanotechnology to undergraduate students in engineering and science fields.
December 6, 2005
HU Flight Team Qualifies for National Competition for 4th Time in 5 Years
The Hampton University Flight Team earned an invitation to the National Intercollegiate Flying Association's National Safety Conference and Competition (SAFECON) after finishing second at the NIFA Region Ten SAFECON Oct. 26-30 in Lynchburg, Va.
August 4, 2005
HU Professor Receives Patent, DOE Grant for Chemical Engineering Research
A Hampton University chemical engineering researcher is a pioneer in the capture of carbon dioxide and the fight against global warming.
February 23, 2005
HU Center Extends Life of Military Systems Through Reverse Engineering
Hampton University is one of three universities nationwide that is helping the U.S. military save valuable time and money by reverse-engineering parts from decades-old systems.
April 6, 2004
HU Partnership Seeks to Diversify Aviation Field
Hampton University is among five historically black colleges that is teaming up with Western Michigan University’s College of Aviation in an effort to diversify the nation’s aviation workforce, which is dominated by white males.
November 19, 2003
HU'S Flight Team Places Third in Regional Competition
Hampton University’s Flight Team placed third at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s (NIFA) Region 10 Safety Conference and Competition (SAFECON) held Nov. 12-15. The team earned an invitation to the National SAFECON Competition, which will be held April 25 -May 1 at Middle Tennessee State in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
November 17, 2003
HU Student to Serve on National Architecture Board
Adanna L. Woodson, a fifth-year architecture student at Hampton University, was elected to serve on the board of the National Organization of Minority Architects during the annual conference held in Chicago in October. The northern Virginian native will be one of two student representatives on the board.
August 8, 2003
HU Receives $200,000 to Study Harmful Air Pollutant
Hampton University was recently awarded a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study the reduction of nitrogen oxide, which causes acid rain and urban smog, for a three-year project. Hampton will design and test a tin oxide-based catalyst to remove large amounts of nitrogen oxide from power plant gases in order to help treat air pollution.
September 27, 2002
HU Receives Grant to Revitalize Local Neighborhoods
Hampton University's Department of Architecture recently received a $301,505 grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to rejuvenate distressed neighborhoods near the campus by expanding their role and effectiveness in neighborhood revitalization, housing and economic development.
March 14, 2002
HU TO HOLD 24th ANNUAL Conference for the BLACK FAMILY
Hampton University's School of Engineering and Technology will host the 24th Annual Black Family Conference on March 20-22. "The Impact of Technology on the Black Family: Pushing the Boundaries" is this year's theme.
October 2, 2001
HU Professor First African American to Lead International Architectural Association
Hampton University Professor and Chairperson of the Architecture Department Bradford C. Grant, was recently confirmed as the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) 2002 President.