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Open House for New Robotics Lab from 2-4 p.m. on March 27

Nebraska Engineering Robotics Lab Open House March 27

The grand opening of the Nebraska Engineering Robotics Lab will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Friday, March 27 in Scott Engineering Center, Room C014 (basement). No RSVP needed, and tours and demonstrations will be provided. Continue reading…

Teaching Computation with MATLAB and Generative AI Workshop May 11-12; register by March 28

The College of Engineering and MathWorks is offering a two-day, in-person workshop - Teaching Computation with MATLAB and Generative AI - for UNL educators May 11-12 in Kiewit Hall for those interested in strengthening computation in their courses. Click the link for more info and to register. Continue reading…

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/matlap-workshop26

Features of Qualtrics is topic of Monday’s N2Data Series

The ECEC’s Assessment and Data Analytics Team N2Data series continues Monday, March 23 with “Other Useful Features of Qualtrics.” It is open to faculty, staff, and students. For more information, click the link below. Continue reading…

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/coeupdate_n2data_spring26

Members of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln American Nuclear Society student chapter, which is hosting the inaugural “Huskers Go Nuclear” conference on March 30, 2026 at the Wick Alumni Center.

Register by Thursday for inaugural Huskers Go Nuclear conference, set for March 30

UNL’s American Nuclear Society student chapter will host its inaugural Huskers Go Nuclear conference on March 30 at Wick Alumni Center, with leaders from industry, academia and government discussing the future of nuclear energy and technology. Register by Thursday, March 19. Read more at link below.

More details at: https://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/explorecenter/19919/106818

Jun Wang is awarded a $1.8 million ARPA-E award to develop LincolnPak platform designed to enable next-generation, high-frequency, ultra-resilient energy infrastructure. (Photo by Jordan Ops / University Communication)

In the News - March 17, 2026

Highlights from the Nebraska Engineering community who have received recent media recognition:

A $1.8 million ARPA-E award supports Jun Wang’s work to develop LincolnPak, which would make data centers and next-generation energy infrastructure more energy efficient. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/260306/ece/wang_lincolnpak/
Yanan (Laura) Wang earns two major honors that recognize early-career achievement. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/260317/ece/wang_honors/
Shubendu Bhardwaj and Forest Kievit among record five UNL innovators named senior members of National Academy of Inventors. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/two-engineering-professors-named-nai-senior-members/
Cody Stolle speaks about roadside guardrails being unable to handle electric vehicles in wake of University of Colorado quarterback’s death in crash. https://go.unl.edu/coe_update_260317_b2
Construction management student Alex McMurchie, inspired by his cousin’s journey, wraps up four years of Dance Marathon leadership. https://go.unl.edu/coe_update_260317_c3
Team that includes Anton Angeletti, a senior in computer science, wins two major awards at TreeHacks, the largest collegiate hackathon in the U.S. https://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/cse/19985/106559

If you know of someone who has been featured in the media, contact Karl Vogel – kvogel2@unl.edu – so they can be included in future editions.

Register for April 16 Construction Programs 60th Anniversary Celebration

RSVP by April 10 for the Durham School Construction Programs Awards & Recognition Banquet and 60th (Diamond) Anniversary Grand Celebration on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at the Crete Carrier Riverview Lodge at Mahoney State Park, near Ashland. Continue reading…

More details at: https://engineering.unl.edu/Architectural-Engineering-Awards-Banquet/

CITI training access moving to single-sign-on through InCommon

The Research, Compliance, Integrity and Security office is implementing single-sign-on capabilities with CITI accounts to allow information from compliance trainings to be linked with NuRamp automatically. Watch for a change to your log-in through CITI and use of TrueYou credentials. Continue reading…

More details at: https://research.unl.edu/blog/citi-training-access-moving-to-single-sign-on-through-incommon/

Calendar - March 17, 2026

Now-3/22: Spring Vacation (no classes, university offices open)

3/24: Engineering Pitch Competition, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Kiewit Hall A235

3/27: COE Lunch & Learn Series: “Navigating Gen Z Talent,” Celeste Spier, UNL Human Resources, noon-1 p.m., Kiewit Hall A505AA (City Campus), PKI 100A (Scott Campus) or via Zoom https://unl.zoom.us/j/95834791332?from=addon

3/27: Nebraska Engineering Robotics Lab Grand Opening, 2-4 p.m., Scott Engineering Center, Room C014. No RSVP needed, tours and demonstrations provided.

4/10: Master of Engineering Management Information Session, noon-1 p.m., via Zoom. https://unl.zoom.us/j/95411276774. Website: https://engineering.unl.edu/mem/admissions/upcoming-online-info-sessions/