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More than 600 first-year engineering students will begin their Industry Tours Day on Friday at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha.
August 16, 2017 - Nearly 600 first-year UNL College of Engineering students will tour businesses and industries in the Omaha community on Friday, August 18, as part of the annual NUBE Experience.  Full Story

Jinying Zhu, assistant professor of civil engineering, and graduate student Hongbin Sun are using acoustics to detect defects in concrete bridge decks.
August 09, 2017 - Jinying Zhu, assistant professor of civil engineering, has designed emerging technology to make bridges safer by using acoustics to detect defects in concrete bridge decks.  Full Story

Prahalada Rao
August 08, 2017 - Prahalada Rao, assistant professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, was named one of 17 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineers nationally, age 35 or younger, for his exceptional contributions and accomplishments in the manufacturing industry.  Full Story

Joe Luck, associate professor of biological systems engineering
July 28, 2017 - Joe Luck, associate professor of biological systems engineering, has been named educator/researcher of the year by the Precision Ag Institute.  Full Story

A study by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility shows that increasing the height of guardrail systems from 31 to 36 inches could better protect drivers on U.S. highways and interstates.
July 26, 2017 - A study by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility shows that increasing the height of guardrail systems from 31 to 36 inches could better protect drivers on U.S. highways and interstates.  Full Story

Christopher Cornelius, professor of chemical and bimolecular engineering
July 26, 2017 - A partnership between the the university's Mid-American Transportation Center and the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs creates an academy that gives Native American youth a look into the possibilities of STEM majors.  Full Story

Lily Wang, professor of architectural engineering
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.  Full Story

Angela Pannier (left), associate professor of biological systems engineering, and Andrew Dudley, associate professor of genetics, cell biology and anatomy at University of Nebraska Medical Center.
July 19, 2017 - A recent study from Nebraska engineers and the University of Nebraska Medical Center reports progress toward the bioengineering of cartilage that could treat disorders that disrupt normal development of bones in humans.  Full Story

A Union Pacific Railroad train crosses the Loup River just west of Columbus. This bridge is part of a pilot project undertaken by Union Pacific and the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. (Photo by Columbus Telegram)
July 19, 2017 - Assistant professor Richard Wood and Nebraska civil engineering graduate students are part of a team helping Union Pacific to assess loads on a bridge near Columbus and to improve bridge-monitoring technology.  Full Story

Erica Ryherd, associate professor of architectural engineering.
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.  Full Story