Olsson, a national engineering and design firm based in Lincoln, has pledged $1 million to establish an endowed chair in the College of Engineering. Olsson is the first corporation to establish and fully fund a chair in the college.
More details at: https://news.unl.edu/article/olsson-commits-1-million-to-create-endowed-engineering-chairFriday, Feb. 28 at 5 p.m. is the deadline to submit nominations for the College of Engineering’s 2025 faculty and staff awards. Detailed criteria and information for each award can be found at the link below. Awards will be presented April 11 at the annual COE Awards Luncheon. Continue reading…
More details at: https://go.unl.edu/e5cbThe Office of Research and Innovation (R&I) is sponsoring an internal competition to identify UNL’s next Centers for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) proposal team for the new Phase 1 application in early 2026. NOI submission deadline is Feb. 28. Read more in PDF (link below).
More details at: https://cms.unl.edu/engineering/sites/unl.edu.engineering/files/media/file/2025%20COBRE%20Internal%20Call.pdfFeeling uncertain about current events that may impact graduate students? Representatives from CAPS, Student Advocacy, Graduate Studies and ISSO will be available to listen and provide guidance: Monday, March 3 / 4-5 PM / Kiewit Hall A211 & PKI 207.
The 2025 Nebraska Research and Innovation Conference -- Quantum Simulation and Quantum Computation -- is March 28, at The Graduate Lincoln Hotel. The event, which includes speakers from Nebraska’s EQUATE project, is free but registration is required by Friday, Feb. 28 at the link below.
More details at: https://nric.nebraska.eduThe International Student and Scholar Office and the Center for Transformative Teaching are offering a series of panels (3/6, 4/3, 5/1) to showcase ways to better support international students. All panels will be on Zoom. Continue reading…
More details at: https://unl.zoom.us/j/99330989567IANR (in partnership with the Women Supporting Women group) is hosting Dr. Aaron Clauset, who will be giving a seminar entitled “Gender and retention patterns among U.S. faculty” on March 6 at 10:30 a.m. in East Campus Union, Prairie Suite B/C. Contact: Angie Pannier apannier2@unl.edu.
Events of interest for College of Engineering faculty and staff:
3/3: Bridging Concerns: A Campus Support Forum for Engineering Graduate Students, 4-5 p.m., Kiewit Hall A211 / PKI 207. https://events.unl.edu/engineering/2025/03/03/188240/
3/13: COE Graduate Programs Information Session, noon, via Zoom. https://engineering.unl.edu/graduate-programs/online-info-sessions/
3/14: Master of Engineering Management (MEM) Information Session, noon-1 p.m., via Zoom. https://unl.zoom.us/j/98375799581
3/17-21: Spring Break (no classes)