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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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Father Bill Holoubek, a 1989 agricultural engineering alumnus, was in charge of the project to create and bury a time capsule outside The Link 32 years ago. Students led all phases of the project, including the creation of blueprints.
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With an insect-inspired approach and more than $500,000 from the National Science Foundation, Nebraska's Fadi Alsaleem and colleagues think they can lower power consumption by as much as 100-fold in wearable technology that detects falls among the elderly. (University Communication)
September 11, 2019 - With an insect-inspired approach and NSF funding, Fadi Alsaleem, assistant professor of architectural engineering, and colleagues think they can lower power consumption by as much as 100-fold in wearable technology that detects falls among the elderly.  Full Story

Sam Underwood, graduate student in architectural engineering, received a Phi Kappa Phi fellowship.
July 30, 2019 - Sam Underwood, who will be pursuing a master's degree in architectural engineering this fall, has earned a prestigious fellowship from the national Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.  Full Story

Students Ryan Sommerer (left) and Andi Walter, now in the Master of Architectural Engineering program, were chosen as winners of the 2019 Howard Brandston Student Lighting Education Grant.
July 17, 2019 - Nebraska architectural engineering students Andi Walter and Ryon Sommerer have been chosen as the winners of the 2019 IES Howard Brandston Student Lighting Design Education Grant, the top international student lighting competition.  Full Story

Nebraska students won the 2019 NCEES Engineering Education Award. It is Nebraska's second grand prize in this competition since 2016.
July 12, 2019 - For the second time in four years, graduate students in The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln won the Grand Prize and $25,000 in the 2019 NCEES Engineering Education Award.  Full Story

Construction management alumni Mark Behning (left) and Alex Henery have been chosen to be part of the 2019 induction class for the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame.
July 11, 2019 - Two College of Engineering alumni – Mark Behning and Alex Henery – are among the six chosen to be part of the 2019 induction class for the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame.  Full Story

Erica Ryherd, associate professor of architectural engineering.
May 30, 2019 - Nebraska Engineering research that shows quieter environments in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) may result in better health outcomes for infants has been creating quite an unexpected buzz.  Full Story

Nebraska engineers received a grant from Nebraska Environmental Trust to develop a treatment strategy that will reduce sulfur emissions from landfills.
May 28, 2019 - A team of researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering have received a $97,662 grant from the Nebraska Environmental Trust to develop a treatment strategy that will reduce sulfur emissions from landfills.  Full Story

Brian Puckett, a doctoral student in architectural engineering, has been chosen to receive a U.S. Department of Energy Rickover Fellowship in Nuclear Engineering.
May 16, 2019 - Brian Puckett, a doctoral student in architectural engineering, has been chosen to receive a U.S. Department of Energy Rickover Fellowship in Nuclear Engineering and will work in the area of acoustics technology.  Full Story

Jennifer Briggs is graduating this semester with a bachelor's degree in architectural engineering.
May 02, 2019 - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is honoring some of its graduating seniors by posting on Facebook the profiles the students wrote. This is Jennifer Briggs' profile:  Full Story

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