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Baja car is test driven around the muddy track. - Managing Editor / Abigail Twiford

Muddy Motorsports Day drives on despite weather

Abigail Twiford April 17, 2024

The wind howled, pushing against the cars on the road, blowing through the trees and pushing anything that wasn’t tied down and even people around as it made the day feel significantly colder than the...

American Society of Mechanical Engineers poses with their trebuchet. - Staff Writer / Paige Britt

Looney tradition lives on through the 20th annual Pumpkin Chunkin’

Paige Britt November 1, 2023

On Oct. 27, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers celebrated the 20th annual Pumpkin Chunkin’ at Rowan Technology Park field.  Teams from various schools in the area participated alongside...

Dr. Trkov (left) is depicted at the lab working on a soft robot, the robotics project was led by Dr. Xue and Dr. Trkov. - Contributor / Kevin Monko

RU introduces soft robotics

Maryela Gallardo October 18, 2023

Students at Rowan University who are interested in the world of robotics have a new opportunity to take a set of courses that dive into this topic. A new project led by the Assistant Professor of...

Junior mechanical engineering major Andrew Galloway makes adjustments to his team's trebuchet, while teammate freshman mechanical engineering major Anthony Romano assists. The Pumpkin Chunkin' event took place on Saturday, Oct. 26 at the South Jersey Tech Park. - Editor-in-Chief / Tara Lonsdorf

Mechanical engineering students launch STEM education with annual Pumpkin Chunkin’

Tara Lonsdorf October 29, 2019

For the members of Rowan's chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), October means that it's time to start assembling trebuchets for one of the club's biggest events of the year:...

Members of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) club pose with their cars.  SAE is an engineering club that offers students hands-on experience with designing and building race vehicles. -Photo courtesy of Shannon Kagan

Society of Automotive Engineers Rowan Motorsports

Sarah Hockel March 24, 2016

Rowan Motorsports, Rowan University's chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), offers hands-on engineering which challenges students to learn how to design, build, and race vehicles. The vehicles...

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