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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

Brandon Schurman, a senior in mechanical and materials engineering, listens as site manager Jim Heyen (right) talks about the Grit Removal Unit building during a tour the Hastings Utilities Pollution Control Facility on Nov. 3. (Hastings Tribune photo)
November 08, 2017 - A team of College of Engineering students and faculty from the Nebraska Industrial Assessment Center (NIAC) are gaining valuable experience while helping a utility and a business in Hastings become more efficient.  Full Story

Three Biological Systems Engineering faculty - (clockwise from top left) Yufeng Ge, Joe Luck and Christopher Neale - each received one of 17 USDA agricultural technology grants.
November 02, 2017 - Three Biological Systems Engineering faculty - Christopher Neale, Yufeng Ge, and Joe Luck - each received one of 17 USDA agricultural technology grants.  Full Story

Norman Newhouse
November 01, 2017 - Engineering alumnus Norman Newhouse is one of nine alumni featured for Masters Week Nov. 1-3, sponsored by the Nebraska Alumni Association, Nebraska Student Alumni Association and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor's Office.  Full Story

Lindsey Jarema, president of the UNL chapter of oSTEM (Photo by Sabrina Sommer / The Daily Nebraskan)
October 27, 2017 - Lindsey Jarema, a student in chemical and biomolecular engineering, was a driving force in organizing the UNL chapter of oSTEM to help empower LGBTQ students to succeed in academic and professional STEM careers.  Full Story

Sarah Drummey, fourth-year architectural engineering student
October 26, 2017 - Sarah Drummey, a fourth-year architectural engineering student in The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, has been awarded the $10,000 Willis H. Carrier Scholarship from ASHRAE.  Full Story

David Gee (left) and Dr. Chungwook Sim
October 25, 2017 - The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) has awarded David Gee, a Civil Engineering graduate student working with Dr. Chungwook Sim, the Daniel P. Jenny Research Fellowship for 2017-2018.  Full Story

The Unmanned Aircraft Research team includes Biological Systems Engineering faculty (from left) – Joe Luck, associate professor; Christopher Neale, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute director of research; Wayne Woldt, associate professor; George Meyer, professor; Derek Heeren, assistant professor; and Yufeng Ge, assistant professor.
October 24, 2017 - A $500,000 research project involving Biological Systems Engineering faculty and funded by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute will deploy drones in search of improved crop irrigation efficiency.  Full Story