This year's Expo theme is Engineering: At the Top of Our Game. More than 1,000 K-12 students from Kansas and Missouri are expected to attend.

A 1960 KU School of Engineering graduate with a degree in civil engineer, Marshall has served in the Kansas Senate since 2009.

The event runs from noon to 4 p.m. in the Kansas Union.

Hundreds of middle school students, their teachers, mentors and family members were at the University of Kansas Saturday, Jan. 21, for the annual Future City Competition - Great Plains Regional. But only one team - Sassafrassia, from Leawood Middle School in Leawood, Kan. - walked away with the top honor and a trip to the national final in Washington, D.C.

The Great Plains Region Future City Competition is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Kansas Union.

Browning's responsibilities include helping to manage growth in enrollment and expansion of facilities at the School of Engineering.

Sophomores in the KU School of Engineering can begin preparing their applications for the Self Engineering Leadership Fellows Program. Applications are due March 2, 2012.

Alan Mulally, President and CEO of Ford Motor Co. and a graduate of the KU School of Engineering, is among four distinguished individuals selected to receive an honorary doctorate during All University Commencement in May 2012.

Research at the University of Kansas School of Engineering may help extend the useful life of ballast, with the aim of saving time, money and the need to quarry new rock.

Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall will be the location of the annual Recognition Ceremony for fall School of Engineering graduates.