Construction program golden anniversary celebration: Call for Luminaries
In the spring of 2025, the Durham School is gearing up to celebrate the Golden Anniversary of its Construction Program, which has played a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of construction education for over 55 years. The Golden Anniversary celebration is slated to take place in April 2025 at the school's new home on the City campus in Lincoln: the state-of-the-art Kiewit Hall.Durham School team, Waters earn awards at AEI International Student Design Competition
November 28, 2017 - Around 20 students, ages 7-14, took part in Engineering Adventures' "Bridge Busters" event, a partnership between the Durham School and Omaha-area engineering firms to introduce engineering to children.
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November 27, 2017 - Terri Norton, associate professor of construction engineering, took a group of engineering students to Houston Oct. 18-22 to help with the recovery efforts after Hurricane Harvey. Here is her quick account of the trip:
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November 21, 2017 - Durham School Construction Engineering and Construction Management students recently toured the HDR headquarters under construction at Aksarben Village in Omaha.
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November 09, 2017 - Durham School architectural engineering alumnus Ryan Curtis was recently recognized as one of Omaha's "40 Under 40" by the Midlands Business Journal.
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October 26, 2017 - Sarah Drummey, a fourth-year architectural engineering student in The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, has been awarded the $10,000 Willis H. Carrier Scholarship from ASHRAE.
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September 20, 2017 - Terri Norton, associate professor of construction engineering, is part of a team of faculty from three universities that has received a NSF INCLUDES grant to increase STEM education for underrepresented groups and contributing to disaster research.
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September 08, 2017 - As South Florida braces for Hurricane Irma, Terri Norton, a Nebraska associate professor of construction engineering, said construction cranes in downtown Miami pose a unique potential danger.
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July 21, 2017 - Lily Wang, professor of architectural engineering, has been named president-elect of the Acoustical Society of America for the 2017-18 term.
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July 18, 2017 - CNN article quotes Erica Ryherd, associate professor of architectural engineering, on devices and building designs that address the problem of noisy hospital environments that can hinder patients' recovery.
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July 13, 2017 - The Durham School of Architectural Engineering & Construction held its 15th annual Tradition of Excellence Golf Tournament on July 10 at Tiburon Golf Club in Omaha, with more than 60 teams and about 250 construction industry professionals playing.
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