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Carl Nelson and the ICARE device.
September 15, 2011 - Mechanical engineering professor Carl Nelson's fascination with the mechanics of human motion led him to a local collaboration that could have world-reaching potential.  Full Story

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September 12, 2011 - <span>A UNL Computer and Electronics Engineering team is working at Omaha's Peter Kiewit Institute to improve wireless networks for emergency response by using untapped and under-utilized frequencies.</span>  Full Story

Nancy Keegan and Don Voelte standing in front of the Nanoscience Metrology Facility under construction.
September 05, 2011 - <span>University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering alumnus Don Voelte and his wife, Nancy Keegan, chair of the University of Nebraska Foundation’s board of directors, have given a $5 million campaign gift to UNL.</span>  Full Story

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August 18, 2011 - David Jones, professor of Biological Systems Engineering, was named the UNL College of Engineering’s associate dean for Undergraduate Programs – Lincoln by Dean Tim Wei.  Full Story

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August 05, 2011 - Students in UNL’s Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction&nbsp;won first place in the HVAC System Design category of the 2011 Student Design Project Competition.  Full Story

Larry Rilett
July 25, 2011 - <span>The Nebraska Transportation Center at UNL has completed work under a $1 million grant to help retrofit commercial trucks with auxiliary power units, reducing emissions and saving thousands of gallons of diesel fuel per year.</span>  Full Story

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July 21, 2011 - <span>Terri Norton was among millions who watched news of the horrific “Tohoku” earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Three months later she is bringing her expertise to study and help the communities dealing with the challenges of life after disaster.</span>  Full Story

Matthew Dwyer
July 15, 2011 - <span>Matthew Dwyer, Henson Professor of Software Engineering in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to perform research at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa.</span>  Full Story

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July 01, 2011 - <span>As UNL joins the Big Ten&nbsp;conference Nebraska Engineering eagerly pursues academic distinction and collaborative opportunities with UNL’s participation in the Committee on Institutional Cooperation&nbsp;(CIC).</span>  Full Story

At Hughes Bros. in Seward, plant engineer Matt Stryson shows machinery for making utility industry components. UNL mechanical engineering students proposed equipment Hughes could use to produce NU-Tie, a structural innovation developed at UNL.
May 20, 2011 - <span>Working with Professor Bill Dick; Cassie Teeter, Mike Lucis and Tom Frederick, found a real-world opportunity with Hughes Bros. of Seward: designing a mechanism to bend wet composite material into a zig-zag piece of rebar.</span>  Full Story