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The Peter Kiewit Institute in Omaha will host the second annual Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Partners in Engineering pathway event on January 10.
December 18, 2014 - <span>The UNL College of Engineering is partnering with the Omaha Public Schools to host the second annual Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Partners in Engineering Pathway event on January 10 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Peter Kiewit Institute in Omaha.</span>  Full Story

John Woollam
December 16, 2014 - John Woollam, George Holmes Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering at UNL, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.  Full Story

Peter Kiewit Institute
December 12, 2014 - With the U.S. economy expected to have 1.5 million engineering and computer science job openings by 2020, the Peter Kiewit Institute is a key part of Chancellor Harvey Perlman's 2015-17 biennial budget request.  Full Story

Shane Farritor, MME professor, will guide the first class taught in UNL's Nebraska Innovation Studio.
December 10, 2014 - Shane Farritor, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, and Liana Owad, Maker Space coordinator, will guide a new class - "Making for Innovation," which will be the first to meet at Nebraska Innovation Studio.  Full Story

Students in Mark Riley's introductory biological systems and agricultural engineering class will build and demonstrate edible cars.
December 09, 2014 - Teams of freshman builders will demonstrate their edible car designs Wednesday on East Campus in the annual "Incredible, Edible Vehicle Competition" as part of Mark Riley's introductory biological systems and agricultural engineering class.  Full Story

Terri Norton
December 05, 2014 - Terri Norton, associate professor at The Durham School, is doing research that could help communities better plan for both dealing with the debris created by natural disaster and rebuilding.  Full Story

Hong Jiang, the Willa Cather Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
December 03, 2014 - <span>The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has chosen UNL's Hong Jiang, the Willa Cather Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, to be named an IEEE Fellow.</span>  Full Story

Olympic medalist and EE alum Curtis Tomasevicz will teach a new introductory engineering class at UNL.
December 01, 2014 - A Special Topics class - BSEN 492 (Introduction to Engineering: Athletics) - is being offered in spring semester 2015. Developed for freshmen, it features Olympic medalist and EE alum Curtis Tomasevicz teaching the basics of engineering through athletics.  Full Story

Lily Wang
November 17, 2014 - Lily Wang, a professor at the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction, is one of four keynote speakers this week in Melbourne, Australia, at the Internoise 2014, the 43rd International Congress on Noise Control Engineering.  Full Story

Don Voelte
November 11, 2014 - Don Voelte, a 1975 civil engineering graduate, will be hosted by the College of Engineering as one of 10 outstanding UNL alumni who will take part in the university’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of Alumni Masters Week Nov. 19-21.  Full Story