Highlights from the Nebraska Engineering community who have received recent media recognition:
• $1.4 million DOE grant powers Nebraska Engineering-led project to develop nuclear reactor safety training and workforce development in Nebraska. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/mme/260617/doe-nebraska-nuclear-development/ and https://go.unl.edu/coeupdate_260629_xg1
• Recently found black fungus inspires Rajib Saha’s work on military grants to learn why organisms invest resources in products that aid others, and its possible community benefits. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/chme/260624/saha-extreme-fungi/
• Qiuming Yao on Nebraska team exploring potential ally against harmful algal blooms with support of NSF grant. https://go.unl.edu/coeupdate_260629_x2h
• Computer science student Cameron Adkins named 2026 National Veterans Leadership Foundation Leadership Fellow. https://engineering.unl.edu/news/soc/260626/adkins-nvlf-fellow/
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.