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Richard Wood (left), assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Ph.D. student Yijan Liao scan Robber's Cave using LiDAR. (Photo by History Nebraska)
September 28, 2019 - Civil and Environmental Engineering researchers are using cutting-edge scanning equipment digitally map the interior of Lincoln's legendary Robber's Cave for use in nominating the site for the National Register of Historic Places.  Full Story

Bridging Big Data workshop is Oct. 14 at Nebraska Innovation Campus.
September 25, 2019 - The Oct. 14 Bridging Big Data 2019 workshop (BBD 2019) will bring together bridge dataset owners, big data solution providers and academics to discuss these problems and possible solution by focusing on big data pipelines for aging rural bridge infrastruc  Full Story

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September 25, 2019 - The College of Engineering has added 24 new faculty for 2019-20, including new Computer Science and Engineering Chair Marilyn Wolf, increasing total faculty hires to 45 over the past three years.  Full Story

Students, faculty and staff painted the old Civil Engineering offices (and each other) during #LINKBASH, a farewell party for The Link on Sept. 19.
September 20, 2019 - More than 200 students, faculty and staff took part in #LINKBASH on Sept. 19, a party for the College of Engineering to bid farewell to The Link and to move a time capsule that is scheduled to be opened in 2037.  Full Story

Bruce Grewcock, Kiewit’s chairman and chief executive officer announces contribution
September 16, 2019 - The chief executive officer of Kiewit Corp. joined with the chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln today to announce the Omaha corporation’s support of a significant expansion of Nebraska Engineering.  Full Story

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September 16, 2019 - A look at images from the Monday, Sept. 16 press conference announcing a $20 million gift from Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc., that is a significant contribution to construction of a new engineering building to be called Kiewit Hall.  Full Story

Father Bill Holoubek, a 1989 agricultural engineering alumnus, was in charge of the project to create and bury a time capsule outside The Link 32 years ago. Students led all phases of the project, including the creation of blueprints.
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Christine Wittich and students test a rubber model on the shake table.
August 13, 2019 - When the earth begins to shake, people may not worry about what happens to unattached structures such as boulders, large statues, or even computer servers. But Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Christine Wittich does. And with good reason.  Full Story

Shannon Bartelt-Hunt is the new chair of civil engineering.
July 17, 2019 - Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, an associate dean in the Office of Graduate Studies and professor in the College of Engineering, has been appointed as the new Donald R. Voelte and Nancy A. Keegan Chair in civil engineering.  Full Story

Jodi Sangster, a post-doc civil engineer specializing in environmental engineering, takes a water sample from a well spigot near Martell, Nebraska, July 1. (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
July 08, 2019 - Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, professor of civil engineering, is seeking citizen scientists to conduct water tests in August for a program that’s aiming to track water quality across the state, while also keeping Nebraskans safe.  Full Story



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