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Jacob Hansen, with ALA Engineering and a Nebraska alumnus, and Kunjan Theo Joseph, with the UNL MAARS Lab, work at making their robotic arm program stack blocks at Nebraska Innovation Studio. The programming would simulate a larger robotic arm stacking pallets. (Deann Gayman / University Communication and Marketing)
February 23, 2024 - Since November 2023, Nebraska Innovation Studio's makerspace has offered training for programming and operation of collaborative and welding robots. The workshops are open to anyone.  Full Story

Students on the Big Red Satellite Team work on their CubeSat satellite, which will be launched into space this March and later deployed from the International Space Station.
February 22, 2024 - A team of Nebraska Engineering, high school and middle school students is counting down to the scheduled March launch of its CubeSat satellite into space for future deployment from the International Space Station.  Full Story

Nebraska Engineering professor and Virtual Incision co-founder Shane Farritor watches as Dr. Michael Jobst, a colorectal surgery specialist in Lincoln, makes the first surgical robotic cut on the International Space Station. Using controls at the Virtual Incision offices in Lincoln, surgeons cut rubber bands — mimicking surgery inside a payload box on the Space Station. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
February 14, 2024 - In a test that featured half a dozen surgeons from across the United States, a miniature robot created at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln successfully completed a surgical simulation aboard the International Space Station.  Full Story

Peter Revesz poses in front of artwork of an ancient sphinx artifact and the inscription around its base. Revesz, a professor in the School of Computing with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies, recently deciphered the description, which reads, “Lo, behold, worship! Here is the holy lion!” (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
February 07, 2024 - Peter Revesz, professor in the School of Computing and an expert in computational linguistics, recently made headlines in approximately 50 news articles from around the world when he solved the mystery of an inscription on an ancient bronze sphinx statue.  Full Story

Nebraska's Master of Engineering Management (MEM) earned two top-five positions in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report rankings - fifth for Best Online Master's in Engineering Programs and fourth in Best Online Master's in Engineering Programs for Veterans.
February 07, 2024 - The Master of Engineering Management program has continued its rise among the best in the nation, vaulting into the top five of two categories in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report rankings.  Full Story

A study by doctoral student Kazi Albab Hussain and Yusong Li gains international attention when it shows microwaving plastic baby food containers can release huge amounts of plastic particles. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
February 06, 2024 - From near completion of a $190 million facilities project to work that improves life at home and across the globe, Nebraska Engineering was consistently in the spotlight during 2023.  Full Story

Luke Farritor
February 05, 2024 - Luke Farritor, a senior computer science major in the Raikes School, was as co-winners of the Vesuvius Challenge's $700,000 Grand Prize for deciphering at least four passages of text, each 140-plus characters long, from digital scans of a seared scroll.  Full Story

February 01, 2024 - In teams of four, ENVE 101 students showcased their real-world problem-solving skills in a water treatment design challenge.  Full Story

A 7,000-plus-pound, 2022 Rivian R1T truck tears through a concrete barrier during an October 2023 crash test at the Midwest Roadside Safety Facility's outdoor proving grounds at the Lincoln Airport. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
January 31, 2024 - The Midwest Roadside Safety Facility (MwRSF) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has mobilized to answer the safety and military defense questions raised by the burgeoning number of electric vehicles (EV) on the nation’s roadways.  Full Story

Nebraska Engineering students, faculty and staff capped the Kiewit Hall opening week with a friendly paper aircraft competition on Friday, Jan. 26. (Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing)
January 31, 2024 - Nearly 100 students, faculty and staff let their imaginations take flight on Friday, Jan. 26 in a friendly paper aircraft competition inside Kiewit Hall to cap the College of Engineering’s celebration of the new building’s opening week.  Full Story