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UNL is moving forward with plans to return to near-normal activity levels in the fall.

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Writing competition on tech topics open to law, grad students

April 28, 2021

Logan Pettit, first-year Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering

Pettit is second UNL student ever awarded prestigious NASA graduate fellowship

April 27, 2021

Ben Johnson (left) and Zane Zents, both seniors in electrical and computer engineering, were chosen for the $10,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize in the undergraduate "Eat It" category.

Two engineering students awarded Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for grain bin safety robot

April 27, 2021

Justin Bradley, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at Nebraska, is using a nearly $500,000, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program to give drones and other robots the ability to sense and adapt to a changing environment, diverting energy to the most important tasks at hand while pausing lower-priority work.

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Bradley’s CAREER project to boost drones’ adaptability, performance

April 27, 2021

On April 24, the Nebraska Big Red Satellite team will launch its first high-altitude balloon with six test payloads as a precursor to the NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative.

NASA selects Nebraska students’ satellite to orbit in space

April 23, 2021

Chancellor Ronnie Green presents the 2021 Status of Women award to Jayde McWilliams earlier this semester.

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McWilliams earns 2021 Status of Women award

April 23, 2021

A rendering of an infrared laser striking a flame. Husker researchers have shown how a laser can modify chemical reactions taking place within a flame, allowing them to coat materials with performance-enhancing chemicals while avoiding an unwanted side effect that complicates the construction of semiconductors and other microelectronic components.

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Lasers and flames: Technique could refine performance of high-tech materials

April 23, 2021

Brandon Ramos. Photo credit: Craig Chandler, University Communication

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Research in computer engineering drives transfer student

April 22, 2021

On April 24, the Nebraska Big Red Satellite team will launch its first high-altitude balloon with six test payloads as a precursor to the NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative. The test will occur at the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum in Ashland.

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NASA selects Nebraska students' satellite to orbit in space

April 21, 2021

Carson Emeigh, a senior in mechanical and materials engineering, is introduced by Garth Brooks to the crowd of 90,000 fans in Memorial Stadium for the Aug. 14 concert.

Emeigh asks Garth Brooks for career advice, winds up on singer's concert crew

April 18, 2021

Santosh Pitla, associate professor of biological systems engineering at Nebraska, and his team are working on a new approach for refilling Unmanned Ground Vehicle seed tanks using aerial robots.

USDA-NIFA grant to advance ag robot research

April 13, 2021

Santosh Pitla, associate professor of biological systems engineering at Nebraska, and his team are working on a new approach for refilling Unmanned Ground Vehicle seed tanks using aerial robots.

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USDA-NIFA grant to advance ag robot research

April 13, 2021