At the top of Buffalo Mountain outside Floyd, a team of Virginia Tech wildlife conservation students uses drones to map and monitor erosion impacts on the habitat of a rare insect. In Buchanan County, ...

What are Student Capstone Projects? Many university departments offer capstone courses. These are courses that allow their students to demonstrate the knowledge they have accumulated while earning ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – Cyber analysts from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Analysis Center, or DAC, mentored software engineering students during the 2022-23 school year ...

Amber Wagner, Ph.D., wants her students to apply their learning in the real world, plain and simple. Given this priority, she teaches a senior capstone course in the University of Alabama at ...

In higher education, the capstone course is an opportunity for students to present on the culmination of their learning, tying together their degree experience. In many cases, students are also ...

Capstone projects are academic semester-long experiences for students nearing graduation. Student teams complete a substantial data science project that solidifies knowledge gained in the classroom ...

Teen domestic violence, more mental health days, and the school-to-prison pipeline are just some of topics on the minds of High School in the Community (HSC) seniors — as they aim to spread awareness ...

On April 29, firsties and a handful of cows will showcase their capstone projects, which are the conclusion of a yearlong academic adventure. With countless hours devoted outside the normal ...

When real-world challenges require innovative, practical and commercially relevant solutions, partnerships between companies or non-profit organizations and post-secondary education can unlock ...

Donna A. Gessell is a professor of English. She has long taught the capstone course for students earning the BA in English with Teacher Certification. Editor's note: This is the third in a series of ...