Net Zero Energy Dream Home Designs: 
Cadets in CE490: Special Topics in Civil Engineering – Energy Efficient Buildings gave presentations during CME’s first annual “Showcase of Homes.” For the course project, each student chose a unique location where he or she wants to someday build his or her dream home. They created two designs: one that uses standard construction practices and one that uses net zero energy design techniques. The students modeled the energy performance of the two homes and conducted an economic analysis, comparing the two homes over the course of a 30-year loan. Most students were able to achieve a significant positive net present value for their decision to build a net zero energy house as opposed to their “reference” house.
Experimental Psychology Research Project: Cadets Louis Beto, Michael Leffer, and Michael Tougher used the CEP’s Dynavision Visual Reaction Training System to gather data on the effects of different sleep levels on reaction time from 26 cadet subjects for their PL462 Experimental Psychology research project.
MC478/CE491 Trip Section: Cadets from MC478 attended a one day seminar at Columbia University on Performance-Based Design for Earthquake Engineering of building structures. The seminar was hosted by Ashraf Habibullah, the President and CEO of Computers and Structures, Inc. (CSI). CSI is the maker of SAP and ETABS, two powerful software packages for structural analysis that are used world-wide for the most difficult designs, such as the world’s tallest structure, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
Native American Heritage Month Observance: 
Cadets from the Native American Heritage Forum, in conjunction with the USMA Equal Opportunity Office and the Simon Center for the Professional Military Ethic, hosted the 2013 Native American Indian Heritage Month Observance in the Riverside Café, Eisenhower Hall. The event included food sampling, children’s crafts, and educational displays. The main event was a presentation by the Redhawk Dance Troup, who performed a number of vibrant routines and involved the crowd in some Native American social dances.
Goethals' Infrastructure Challenge: Fifteen cadets from the Civil Engineering, Engineering Management, American Politics, Economics, and Comparative Politics majors participated in the small scale pilot of the Goethals' Infrastructure Challenge.
Human Rights Watch at Philosophy Forum: Two scholars from Human Rights Watch (HRW) visited the Philosophy Forum to discuss their position on fully autonomous weapon systems, or “killer robots.” These weapon systems would be able to select and engage targets without human intervention.