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Peter Kiewit Foundation Engineering Academy aims to increase access, diversity

November 8, 2021

Graduate students Zahra Ahmadi and Mark Anderson work in the Scott Engineering Center in November 2019. Beyond developing students individually, the new Peter Kiewit Foundation Engineering Academy in the College of Engineering will increase access and enhance diversity by removing financial barriers to engineering education and encouraging and supporting more Nebraska women to pursue careers in engineering, computing and construction.

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