GAINESVILLE, Fl: Leading integrated retailer Sears Holdings Corp. has selected Gainesville, Fla., to establish its first “Center of Excellence,” which will provide University of Florida engineering undergraduates a first-of-its-kind opportunity to land internships centered on software development while keeping talent local, UF officials announced… Read More
Month: March 2013
Magazine (Ph.D. ’69) Offering Insights on NCAA Brackets
CINCINNATI, OH: University of Cincinnati Professor Michael Magazine (Ph.D. ISE 1969) has received significant interest lately for the course “Bracketology” as March Madness, or the NCAA Basketball Tournament season begins. The course is taught with Paul Bessire of predictionmachine.com, which… Read More
Lin (BS ’98) Finds Passion in Retail
GAINESVILLE, FL: “Its not about your first job,” said Susan Lin (BS ISE 1998) when addressing students in the Intro to ISE course on Monday, March 18. “Its about your foundation for your career — there is a journey to… Read More
ISE Graduate Program Ranked 9th Among Publics in New Poll
NEW YORK, NY: U.S. News and World Report released its newest rankings of graduate programs, including Engineering and its specialties. The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering was ranked 13th among all programs and 9th among public programs in the… Read More
Hartman “Pied” on Pi Day for Charity
GAINESVILLE, FL: Dr. Joseph Hartman, Professor and Chair of Industrial and Systems Engineering, volunteered to be “pied” by students on Pi Day (March 14 or 3.14) in order to raise funds for the Children’s Miracle Network. The event, which was a… Read More
Del Sol (BS ’72) Presides over First Dean’s Advisory Board Meeting
GAINESVILLE, FL: The College of Engineering Dean’s Advisory Board (DAB) held its spring meeting on Thursday, March 14 with Carlos Del Sol (BS IE 1972) serving as Chair. After introducing himself, del Sol offered a draft of Board By-Laws as… Read More
OEM Program Application Deadline – April 1
Gainesville, FL: The next offering of the Outreach Engineering Management (OEM) master’s degree program will be held in Orlando, with classes beginning this August. The deadline to apply is April 1 at midnight. OEM is a 20 month program combining… Read More
Padron (Ph.D. ’69), First ISE Doctoral Graduate, Passes
MAYAGUEZ, PUERTO RICO: The first graduate of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering’s doctoral program, Dr. Mario Padron, passed away on February 23, 2013. He is survived by his wife and three daughters, shown in the picture which was… Read More
“Big Data” Aids in Increasing Efficiency
NEW YORK, NY: Steven Rosenbush and Michael Totty of The Wall Street Journal discuss the role of “big data,” defined by companies nearly instantaneous access to large quantities of information that they gather continuously, in process improvement. The article highlights… Read More
New Mexico Mimicking UF’s Innovation Square
ALBUQUERQUE, NM: University of New Mexico President Bob Frank recently visited Gainesville to see Innovation Square. He promptly returned to his campus and engaged Albuquerque mayor Richard Berry in a plan to mimic the hub of innovation. The mayor has… Read More