Wednesday, September 5, 2012
UNL engineering grad students win national competition
A team of graduate students from UNL's Surgical Robotics Lab won first place in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' 2012 Student Mechanism and Robot Design Competition, Graduate Student Robotics category, with their project, "Miniature In Vivo Surgical Robot for Single-Incision Surgery."
Mechanical and materials engineering students Jack Mondry of Orlando, Fla., Joseph Bartels of Wauneta, Thomas Frederick of Omaha, and Eric Markvicka of Ravenna presented their creation at the Chicago event in mid-August. Their platform for R-LESS (robotic laparo endoscopic single site) surgery aims to streamline the crowded operating table while still providing the dexterity necessary to perform general surgical procedures. Read more about this competition in Today@UNL.
NU ranks 20th in licensing revenue
The University of Nebraska ranked 20th among U.S. universities in revenue generated from licensing activity for university-developed inventions and technologies in 2011, according to the annual survey of 157 universities by the Association of University Technology Managers.
University of Nebraska licensing revenue grew to more than $16.7 million in 2011, up from about $3.7 million in 2010. Figures are for the entire University of Nebraska system, including UNL (NUtech Ventures) and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNeMed). Read more about this growth in Today@UNL.
NEBRASKA UNION REGENCY ROOM, 4PM
'Allow Me to Introduce Myself...' is today
The Office of Academic Success and Intercultural Services invites all students to network with UNL faculty and staff at "Allow Me to Introduce Myself..." from 4 to 5 p.m. Sept. 5 in the Nebraska Union Regency Room. Students can learn about all the campus resources to help make them a success.
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Larkins to deliver Biotechnology-Life Sciences Seminar Series talk
"Maize Endosperm: A System to Investigate Complex Biological Processes," will be presented by Brian A. Larkins from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m. in E103 Beadle Center with the talk to follow. The event is open to the public.
Maize is becoming the most important cereal crop in the world, yet much remains to be learned about how its grain develops and the factors influencing its nutritional value. Read more about this talk in Next@Nebraska.
Lectures
NEBRASKA EAST UNION GOLDENROD ROOM, NOONNutrigenomics Seminar, "Anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic properties of selenium"
K. Sandeep Prabhu, Penn State
School of Natural Resources Fall Research Seminar, "Beyond Adaptive Management: How Uncertainty Shapes Ecologists' Contribution to Management"
Drew Tyre, UNL
UNL launches Nebraska App
UNL has launched the Nebraska App, a suite of mobile applications that makes essential university resources available on mobile devices. Students can check grades, access course content and browse the course catalog. They can access the public directory and get in touch instantly, keep tabs on Husker sports, find places on the campus map, stay informed with the latest campus news, watch videos, and even listen to podcasts of popular lectures in iTunesU.
"UNL is moving services to the where the students are in terms of devices and network access"," said Mark Askren, Chief Information Officer. "Students now have a much more powerful connection to UNL via their mobile device." Read more about Nebraska App in Today@UNL.
