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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 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

Marc Maguire and his research team poured 500 cinder blocks recently using a new, plant-based mixture featuring the core of hemp plants.
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.  Full Story

Students begin building a "machine" during a City Campus section of the class, "Improvisation Skills for the Complete Engineer," offered during the three-week Spring Pre-Session in January 2023.
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.  Full Story

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.
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.  Full Story

Stuart Bernstein, associate professor in the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, shares his talk at the Faculty Research and Creative Activity Slam, Nov. 15 at the Wick Alumni Center.
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Forty first-year students have been chosen to the inaugural cohort of the Peter Kiewit Foundation Engineering Academy.
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.  Full Story

Students working together on a large drone.
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.  Full Story

Samuel Underwood, doctoral student in architectural engineering.
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.  Full Story

Kelli Kopocis, assistant professor of practice in the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
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.  Full Story

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