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Trine University breaks ground on Pellegrino Student Design Center
With its namesakes in attendance, Trine University broke ground on what university President Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D., hailed as "a launching pad for innovation, creativity and collaboration." Trustees, administration, faculty and donors celebrated th...
May 6, 2025, 8:46am EDT
Trine team flies to best finish at AIAA event
Trine University had its best finish ever at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) national , held April 10-13 at TIMPA Field in Tucson, Arizona. A team of senior mechanical engineering students placed 43rd out of 108 at the co...
May 5, 2025, 9:13am EDT
Trine taps VanderWal to continue men's basketball success
Trine University has selected Jon VanderWal, a veteran coach with a history of NCAA tournament success, to head its men's basketball program. VanderWal compiled a 341-150 (.695) record in 18 years at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio. Under his lead...
Apr 30, 2025, 4:27pm EDT
Trine's VITA location helps low-income residents file 77 returns
Eight Trine University students filed 77 tax returns for low-income residents through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program this past semester. Al Beatty, assistant professor in the Ketner School of Business, estimated the effort saved ta...
Apr 29, 2025, 2:05pm EDT
Trine student presents research at Butler URC
A Trine University student presented her senior chemistry research at this year's Butler Undergraduate Research Conference (URC), held April 11 on the Butler University campus. Ha My Le, a chemistry major from Houston, Texas, presented her research po...
Apr 29, 2025, 9:32am EDT
Reborn: Student team equips former BUV for hydro excavation
It retired a winner, and now a vehicle developed by Trine University engineering students is enjoying new life in campus service. For more than a decade, Trine student teams participated in the national Basic Utility Vehicle (BUV) competition. In that...
Apr 29, 2025, 9:10am EDT
Keeping water safe: Trine team helps treatment plants beef up security
Without water, there is no life. "It's such a fundamental resource that we really don't even think about," said Frank Baumgartner, a Trine University computer science and information technology major from Fort Wayne, Indiana. "You can drive past a wa...
Apr 28, 2025, 11:21am EDT
Trine inducts 53 into Order of the Engineer
Fifty-three students in Trine University's Allen School of Engineering and Computing were inducted into the Order of the Engineer for the spring semester. The following seniors were honored: Brayden Amoroso, a mechanical engineering major from Defi...
Apr 28, 2025, 9:14am EDT
How to win at Jenga: Trine student presents game theory research at online conference
How would you like a guaranteed win at Jenga? Caleb Aukeman, a Trine University mechanical engineering and mathematics major from Winona Lake, Indiana, recently conducted a presentation at an online game theory conference showing how a modified versio...
Apr 24, 2025, 1:13pm EDT
Trine team is first to reach next level at Eco-marathon
Overcoming obstacles from outdated parts to spring tornados, Trine University's 2025 Shell Eco-marathon team became the first team to pass technical inspection in the Urban Electric category. "It was a huge relief and a proud moment," said team member...
Apr 22, 2025, 9:34am EDT