Adrian Faust, a senior in the Department of Computer Science, has received an honorable mention for the Computing Research Association (CRA) Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award.

The highly competitive award — sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory — recognizes undergraduate students in North American colleges and universities who show outstanding research potential in an area of computing research.

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The University of New Mexico School of Engineering will host its annual Distinguished Alumni Awards on Friday, March 27 to celebrate the accomplishments of outstanding graduates and the power of philanthropic giving.

The event will be held at Sandia Resort and Casino and hosted by Donna Riley, Jim and Ellen King Dean of Engineering and Computing.

Cocktail hour begins at 5:30 p.m., with the ceremony and dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets to the event will be free this year thanks to the generous support of our sponsors. RSVP to claim your tickets…

As the Lobo Football team prepares to compete in the Rate Bowl later this month, the team’s first out-of-town bowl game since 2004, one player is wrapping up his first semester as a master’s student in Nuclear Engineering.

While Mercury Swaim, No. 16 on the football team, doesn’t see many players pursue engineering degrees, he said the two require similar thinking and discipline.

“Football is very mentally demanding, and it’s helped me learn to process things quickly. It’s similar to engineering because you have …