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Exploring AI Use in Engineering Classrooms: A Reflection by Lorena Barba
August 12, 2025
IBL News summarizes Professor Lorena Barba's discussion of how generative AI is transforming learning in engineering, emphasizing its impact on knowledge work and education through her own experience.
Professor Barba Flags Benchmarking Shortfalls in AI for Science
August 6, 2025
MAE Professor Lorena Barba calls for standardized, trustworthy AI benchmarks, warning that flawed benchmarks undermine scientific progress.
GW Engineering Student Among Recipients of St. Croix Foundation Scholarships
July 18, 2025
GW Engineering’s Curtis Charlery, Jr., was awarded a Lang-Wise STEM Scholarship from the St. Croix Foundation, supporting his studies in mechanical and aerospace engineering.
