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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.

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Kiewit Hall is scheduled to open for Spring semester 2024.


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A team from Durham School of Architectural Engineering won three major awards at the AEI International Student Design Competition April 14-16.

Durham School team, Waters earn awards at AEI International Student Design Competition






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A team of Durham School students placed second in the annual Race to Build competition Sept. 14-16 at Bristol
December 05, 2023 - A team of Durham School students placed second in the annual Race to Build competition Sept. 14-16 at Bristol  Full Story

For the second straight year, Emmeline Lemos Watson and Tony Roebuck, mentored and prepared teams of middle school students over the summer for a "Build-A-Hut" STEM competition.
December 05, 2023 - For the second straight year, Emmeline Lemos Watson and Tony Roebuck, mentored and prepared teams of middle school students over the summer for a "Build-A-Hut" STEM competition.  Full Story

Upcoming Durham School events.
December 05, 2023 - A look at upcoming Durham School events:  Full Story

Brittany Duncan (left) and Marc Maguire were honored with 2023 Innovator Awards at the annual NUtech Venures Innovator Celebration on Nov. 6.
November 17, 2023 - College of Engineering faculty Brittany Duncan and Marc Maguire were recognized with Innovator Awards during the 2023 NUtech Ventures Innovator Celebration on Nov. 6.  Full Story

Kazi Albab Hussain (left) holds his son while removing a plastic container of water from a microwave. Hussain and Nebraska Engineering colleagues have found that microwaving such containers can release up to billions of nanoscopic particles and millions of microscopic ones. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
August 29, 2023 - Four high-impact research projects from the College of Engineering, including one that aims to make food plastics safer for consumers, have been funded through the second Grand Challenges Catalyst Competition.  Full Story

In August 2023, four College of Engineering faculty - (from left) Justin Bradley, Shudipto Dishari, George Gogos and Rajib Saha - were awarded named professorships.
August 28, 2023 - In August 2023, four College of Engineering faculty - Justin Bradley, Shudipto Dishari, George Gogos and Rajib Saha - were awarded named professorships.  Full Story

Rachael Wagner and Shane Farritor look over a robotic surgery device in the Virtual Incision facility. (University Communication and Marketing)
August 03, 2023 - Innovative ideas that stretch from rich farmlands to high-tech medical and computer labs have again landed the University of Nebraska System among the world’s leading academic institutions for earning U.S. patents.  Full Story

Lily Wang, director of the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction.
May 19, 2023 - Lily Wang, director of the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction and renowned acoustical engineer, was selected as one of SWE Magazine's "Women Engineers You Should Know."  Full Story

A team of architectural engineering students from the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction earned three awards and advisor Clarence Waters was also an award recipient at the AEI International Student Design Competition in Denver, Colorado.
April 21, 2023 - A team of architectural engineering students from the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction earned three awards at the Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) International Student Design Competition.  Full Story

Earning 2023 awards from the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor were four College of Engineering faculty (clockwise from top left): Shudipto Dishari, Stuart Bernstein, George Gogos and Jerry Hudgins.
March 27, 2023 -  Stuart Bernstein, Shudipto Dishari, George Gogos and Jerry Hudgins are among the 23 University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty and staff selected to receive annual awards from the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor.  Full Story

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