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Shane Farritor (left), MME professor, and Dmitry Oleynikov, director of UNMC's Center for Advanced Surgical Technology, have spent more than a decade developing small surgical robots.
May 29, 2015 - UNL professor's development of small surgical robots evokes the 1960s movie "Fantastic Voyage," but provides a glimpse of the future of surgery.  Full Story

Volunteers are needed to help with the upcoming Formula SAE Lincoln competition.
May 27, 2015 - <span>SAE International is seeking volunteers for the 2015 Formula SAE Lincoln race-car design and performance competition that will be held June 17-20 at the Lincoln Airpark.</span>  Full Story

Three members of UNL's Engineering Student Advisory Board will have national and regional positions with the National Association of Engineering Student Councils in 2015-16.
May 22, 2015 - Changes within its own ranks have helped UNL’s Engineering Student Advisory Board (eSAB) start making an impact at the national level, taking 23 positions on boards within the National Association of Engineering Student Councils (NAESC).  Full Story

UNL civil engineering student Shelly Jorgensen (second from left) and Oklahoma State's Aiden Carmichael (second from right) were chosen as Chi Epsilon national scholarship winners. They are joined by Glenn Goss, Chi Epsilon national executive secretary, and Deann Sanders, Central District councillor.
May 13, 2015 - Shelly Jorgensen's final year of work toward a degree in civil engineering would be a challenge with her family moving to California, but she says receiving a Chi Epsilon National Scholarship will make things a little easier.  Full Story

Stephen Reichenbach, professor of computer science and engineering, was chosen as one of UNL's 2015 IDEA recipients.
May 12, 2015 - Stephen Reichenbach, professor of computer science and engineering, was chosen as one of the University of Nebraska's 2015 IDEA recipients.  Full Story

Florin Bobaru, professor of mechanical and materials engineering
May 12, 2015 - The research of Florin Bobaru, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, on modeling corrosion damage has generated international news attention recently.  Full Story

Faculty and students from the College of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering helped Lincoln's public works maintenance manager improve a beet brine solution that will allow the city to more efficiently clear streets after a snow storm.
May 12, 2015 - Faculty and students from the College of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering helped Lincoln's public works maintenance manager improve a beet brine solution that will allow the city to more efficiently clear streets after a snow storm.  Full Story

UNL civil engineers are using 3-D technology to study the Pilger Middle School, which was destroyed by a July 2014 tornado, to find ways to make older building safer in severe weather. (Photo from KETV)
May 07, 2015 - A team of UNL civil engineers, led by associate professor Richard Wood, are using 3D technology to study a middle school building that was destroyed by the 2014 Pilger tornado to find ways to make older builiding safer in severe weather.  Full Story

Maria Szerszen, associate professor of civil engineering
May 05, 2015 - A team of civil engineers from UNL, headed by associate professor Maria Szerszen (pictured), joined the Nebraska Department of Roads in testing stress levels on two 80-year-old bridges in Lincoln before demolition began Tuesday.  Full Story

Roger Hoy (from left), Caleb Lindhorst and Luke Prosser show off a tractor designed by students for a 2014 engineering competition. Lindhorst was involved in a December 2013 auto accident and support from Hoy and Prosser has helped him return to classes at UNL. (Photo by Troy Fedderson / University Communications)
May 04, 2015 - Support from family, friends and faculty, coupled with a single-minded determination are helping Caleb Lindhorst overcome a life-altering accident and succeed at UNL.  Full Story