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$30 million would greatly benefit engineering department
STAFF EDITORIAL
Issue date: 10/29/07 Section: Opinion
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THE PRPOSED $30 million for The Shelby Engineering and Science Center has been approved by the United States Senate and will soon make its way to the House of Representatives. If ample funding passes, this motion could vastly improve the facilities this fast-growing department needs, all the while providing the University and local industry with adequate support and functioning workspace, which, according to Dean Steadman, our current facilities are lacking.
The new center will provide a melting pot of university and industrial facilities, allowing students the proper equipment and instruction required to produce cutting-edge research. Along with the ability to produce advanced research projects, the science and technology industries in Mobile will allow USA to lead the ranks of university-based research in the area.
Providing ample funding is essential to maintaining proper facilities for any science laboratory. However, the funding outlined in the bill will provide for many other benefits toward the university as well: the Mesonet CHILI (Coastal Inland Hurricane Monitoring and Prediction) program will also be provided $750,000. This program seeks to allow scientists at the meteorology department the ability to predict future land-falling hurricanes in order to better educate students on the affect deadly hurricanes have on the Gulf Coast. Along with that, there's an additional $300,000 toward equipment that might aid in future hurricane research.
Clearly this proposed bill will greatly benefit the University in its aims to serve the community, but most importantly it provides opportunities for the engineering department (and other science departments) to reach out to future prospective students who wish to begin a career in the field. By providing proper facilities and ample funding for cutting-edge research, students will flock to these prospects.
The new center will provide a melting pot of university and industrial facilities, allowing students the proper equipment and instruction required to produce cutting-edge research. Along with the ability to produce advanced research projects, the science and technology industries in Mobile will allow USA to lead the ranks of university-based research in the area.
Providing ample funding is essential to maintaining proper facilities for any science laboratory. However, the funding outlined in the bill will provide for many other benefits toward the university as well: the Mesonet CHILI (Coastal Inland Hurricane Monitoring and Prediction) program will also be provided $750,000. This program seeks to allow scientists at the meteorology department the ability to predict future land-falling hurricanes in order to better educate students on the affect deadly hurricanes have on the Gulf Coast. Along with that, there's an additional $300,000 toward equipment that might aid in future hurricane research.
Clearly this proposed bill will greatly benefit the University in its aims to serve the community, but most importantly it provides opportunities for the engineering department (and other science departments) to reach out to future prospective students who wish to begin a career in the field. By providing proper facilities and ample funding for cutting-edge research, students will flock to these prospects.
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