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Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Program
#5
Undergraduate Computer Engineering Program
130+
Courses Offered
$50M+
Total Research Expenditures
#4
Graduate Electrical Engineering Program
#5
Graduate Computer Engineering Program
197
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- January 23, 2026
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IEEE Bit-by-Bit Hardware Hackathon
- March 28, 2026
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AIM Partners Mental Math Competition
- April 4, 2026
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Quantum Semiconductor Frontiers: Sculpting Light from Earth to the Cosmos
- March 26, 2026
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- March 25, 2026
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ECE Explorations: Undergraduate Research Symposium
- April 1, 2026
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ECE Explorations: Undergraduate Research Symposium
- April 8, 2026
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Saturday Engineering for Everyone: Prof. Ilan Shomorony
- March 28, 2026
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Saturday Engineering for Everyone: Prof. Kiruba Haran
- April 18, 2026
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Saturday Engineering for Everyone: Prof. Larry Lee
- May 2, 2026
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