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Undergraduate student Benjamin Bevans (right) discusses his research with assistant professor Michael Sealy during Friday's research fair.
November 22, 2017 - More than 40 researchers, ranging from senior researchers to both graduate and undergraduate students, were featured on Friday during the third-annual Mechanical and Materials Engineering Research Fair.  Full Story

Shane Farritor, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, carved this delicious looking bird (which is actually a chicken) using a robotic surgery device created through a partnership with a colleague at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
November 22, 2017 - To showcase the versatility and fine-touch of his virtual incision mini-robot, Shane Farritor, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, recently used the Nebraska-developed surgical device to carve into a rotisserie chicken.  Full Story

Durham School students, including AGC student members, tour the HDR headquarters under construction in Aksarben Village in Omaha.
November 21, 2017 - Durham School Construction Engineering and Construction Management students recently toured the HDR headquarters under construction at Aksarben Village in Omaha.  Full Story

Yuguo Lei
November 16, 2017 - The Emerging Innovator of the Year award went to Yuguo Lei, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, for invention of novel devices for cell manufacturing that can be used for personalized medicine.  Full Story

Thirty-four College of Engineering faculty were honored at the Research Celebration.
November 14, 2017 - The College of Engineering recognized 34 faculty members for their "highly impactful" research at the College’s Research Celebration reception on Nov. 9 at the Van Brunt Visitors Center. The reception was part of the university's Research Week activities.  Full Story

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln iGEM team earned a gold medal at the recent iGEM Giant Jamboree in Boston, Massachusetts.
November 13, 2017 - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln was honored with a gold medal at the International Genetic Machine (iGEM) Foundation Giant Jamboree, an international conference and competition which ran Nov. 9-13 in Boston, Massachusetts.  Full Story

Ali Tamayol, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering
November 13, 2017 - Nebraska engineer Ali Tamayol and his team have developed a flexible, biodegradable membrane made from a polymer containing nanoparticles of zinc oxide that could help combat gum disease.  Full Story

Supercomputers stand at the ready in Nebraska's Schorr Center, which is the home to the Holland Computing Center. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
November 10, 2017 - The expertise and resources at Nebraska’s Holland Computing Center helped researchers around the world study the collision of two neutron stars.  Full Story

Ryan Curtis, an architectural engineering alumnus of The Durham School, was chosen to Omaha's "40 Under 40."
November 09, 2017 - Durham School architectural engineering alumnus Ryan Curtis was recently recognized as one of Omaha's "40 Under 40" by the Midlands Business Journal.  Full Story

Inside this capsule/robot, a camera captures images of the colon (Photo from Office of Research and Economic Development)
November 08, 2017 - A team that includes Nebraska mechanical engineering researchers -- Benjamin Terry, Carl Nelson and Hossein Deghani -- have developed a "soft" robot that could make colonoscopy procedures less invasive, less uncomfortable and less expensive.  Full Story