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Durham professor James Goedert fastens one of the roof joists that were installed at the new Flower of Hope school.
October 30, 2014 - Durham Professor James Goedert and his wife Martha have done more than build a new school and forge bonds with the people of an impoverished region of Haiti. They've helped to create hope for the future.  Full Story

MME professor George Gogos, MME assistant professor Sidy Ndao and EE professor Dennis Alexander lead a team that has received approximately $1 million in funding to do research into functionalizing metallic surfaces.
October 24, 2014 - <span>A team led by UNL College of Engineering professors has received nearly $1 million in funding to create surfaces that will provide more efficient thermal management systems for use in outer space.</span>  Full Story

Jinsong Huang
October 22, 2014 - MME associate professor Jinsong Huang has earned a four-year, $1.2 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy to improve solar cell efficiency.  Full Story

Anastasia Sanderson, a junior biological systems engineering major, found time for sight-seeing during a summer internship in Australia, including visiting the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
October 22, 2014 - BSE student Anastasia Sanderson gains more than professional experience during her summer internship in Australia.  Full Story

Durham School professor James Goedert (right) helps his team shingle the roof of a garage in north Omaha on Oct. 5.
October 21, 2014 - A team of about a dozen students from The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, led by Professor James Goedert, took part in the annual Step Into Village One work day in north Omaha, helping to put a new roof on a garage.  Full Story

Students began the Engineering Industry Day with a tour of TD Ameritrade Park in downtown Omaha.
October 15, 2014 - <span>More than 500 first-year students from UNL’s College of Engineering converged in downtown Omaha on Friday, October 10, to explore engineering careers and opportunities.</span>  Full Story

UNL Construction Management graduate student Tyler Schmidt receives a plaque after taking first place in student presentations at the IHEEP 2014 Convention in New Orleans.
October 15, 2014 - Tyler Schmidt, a graduate research assistant at UNL’s Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, was awarded first place in the student presentations at the International Highway Engineering Exchange Program Conference in New Orleans on Oct. 1.  Full Story

Daniel Linzell, chair of Civil Engineering
October 13, 2014 - Civil Engineering chair Daniel Linzell is one of five UNL faculty members who will take part in the Committee on Institutional Cooperation's Academic Leadership Program.  Full Story

Neil Gershenfeld
October 06, 2014 - Neil Gershenfeld will discuss “How to Make Almost Anything” in an E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at the Lied Center.  Full Story

Student tour of Grand Island facility in Fall 2013
October 06, 2014 - More than 550 first-year engineering students will tour Omaha on Friday (Oct. 10) to delve into careers and opportunities for engineers in the greater Omaha area and throughout the state of Nebraska.  Full Story