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Virtual Incision -- a company co-founded by Shane Farritor, professor of mechanical and materials engineering -- has raised $18 million in investments for its miniaturized robotically assisted surgical device.
December 13, 2017 - Virtual Incision -- a company co-founded by Shane Farritor, professor of mechanical and materials engineering -- has raised $18 million in investments for its miniaturized robotically assisted surgical device.  Full Story

Sidy Ndao
December 13, 2017 - Announcement of new graduate course.  Full Story

Supercomputers stand at the ready in Nebraska's Schorr Center, which is the home to the Holland Computing Center.
December 12, 2017 - Computer Science and Engineering faculty Mehmet Van Curan and Byrav Ramamurthy and the Holland Computing Center are partnering with the City of Lincoln and US Ignite on a project that will establish a gigabit wireless network in the community.  Full Story

Prahalada Rao, assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering.
December 08, 2017 - The high-tech new 3D printers being installed in the College of Engineering could help in the creation of a process for printing biological materials, such as tissue or skin or edible meat protein, that could save millions of lives worldwide.  Full Story

Five Nebraska Engineering faculty have received Robert B. Daugherty Water For Food Global Institute grants to support undergraduate students and their research.
December 08, 2017 - College of Engineering faculty have been awarded five of the 11 grants to University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty that will provide assistantships to graduate students doing research that contributes to global water and food security.  Full Story

Garrett Martindale (right) and Yijun Liao, graduate students in Richard Wood's lab, install an accelerometer on the eighth floor of Pound Hall on Dec. 2. Data collected by the team is being used to refine engineering models and improve the resilience of buildings. (Photo by Troy Fedderson / University Communication)
December 08, 2017 - The razing of Cather and Pound halls on Dec. 22 provides a landmark study opportunity for Nebraska civil engineers Richard Wood and Daniel Linzell to define how multi-story buildings react to extreme events.  Full Story

Linxia Gu, associate professor of mechanical and materials engineering.
December 06, 2017 - A team led by Linxia Gu, associate professor of mechanical and materials engineering, has found that modifying typical cardboard designs can help reduce injury risks in vehicle accidents.  Full Story

Ram Bishu, professor of mechanical and materials engineering.
December 06, 2017 - A retirement reception for Ram Bishu, mechanical and materials engineering professor, is from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 7 in Nebraska Hall, Room W317.1.  Full Story

Durham School teams gained a pair of top-five finishes at the Associated Schools of Construction Region 4 Competition in October.
December 05, 2017 - Recently, two teams of Durham School construction students placed in the top five at the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) 25th Annual Region 4 Construction Management Competition, held in Nebraska City.  Full Story

Dr. John Stansbury delivers keynote speech
November 30, 2017 - The Department of Civil Engineering hosted its third annual Fall Banquet on Friday, November 17th, 2017.  Full Story