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
March 24, 2023 - A Durham School research team has developed a hemp-based mixture for concrete masonry blocks that are environmentally friendly and sustainable while helping to meet the world's construction demands.
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January 30, 2023 - "Improvisation Skills for the Complete Engineer," offered during the three-week Spring Pre-Session, is intended to help engineering students learn outside-the-box communication skills that can prepare them for success in their careers.
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November 22, 2022 - Ten faculty from the College of Engineering have been honored with new named professorships, bringing to 27 the total of named professorships in the college.
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September 23, 2022 - Forty first-year students in the College of Engineering – including 10 who will be based on Scott Campus in Omaha – have been chosen to the inaugural cohort of the Peter Kiewit Foundation Engineering Academy.
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September 02, 2022 - President Biden on Sept. 2 announced Nebraska’s Heartland Robotics Cluster, which includes the College of Engineering, will receive $25 million in funding as a recipient of the American Rescue Plan Regional Challenge.
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August 05, 2022 - After nearly sweeping all the major 2022 student awards from INCE, Ph.D. student Samuel Underwood discusses his acoustical engineering career journey.
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July 22, 2022 - Kelli Kopocis, assistant professor of practice in the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction is among 16 faculty selected the inaugural University of Nebraska system's inaugural class of leadership development fellows.
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July 06, 2022 - A design submitted by a team of students from the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction was chosen to receive the $25,000 grand prize of the 2022 NCEES Engineering Education Award.
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May 11, 2022 - Inspired by watching his dad run a roofing business, Rodrigo Venegas has marched his way to graduation with a degree in construction management.
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